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contend(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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contest(verb, oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
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accost(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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affront(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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dare(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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defy(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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encounter(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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make a stand(verb, expression, idiom, take, meet)
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match(verb, oppose, fight, opposition)
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resist(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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tell off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, meet)
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vie(verb, oppose, fight, opposition)
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withstand(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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battle(verb, oppose, fight, struggle, resist)
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beard(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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buck(verb, oppose, fight, challenge, resist)
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challenge(verb, take, meet, oppose, play)
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clash(verb, oppose, fight, challenge, resist)
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come up against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, meet)
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compete(verb, oppose, fight, confront)
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APASmart Define. (2013). go up against thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/go_up_against/thesaurus/synonyms
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