9
negative(adjective, bad, negative, hostile, unfriendly)
8
antipathetic(adjective, support, hostile, hesitant, different)
8
challenging(verb, adjective, rival, unwilling, opposed)
8
disagreeing(verb, adjective, hostile, different, antagonistic)
8
dissenting(verb, adjective, negative, disagreeing, contending)
8
hostile(adjective, preposition, hesitant, different, antagonistic)
7
counteracting(verb, counteracting)
7
rival(adjective, hostile, different, spirited, antagonistic)
6
against(adjective, preposition, bad, weak, gloomy)
6
antagonizing(verb, disagreeing, contending)
6
antithetic(antagonistic, contrary, opposite, incompatible, inconsistent)
6
counteractive(adjective, bad, weak, gloomy, antagonistic)
6
countering(verb, hindering, defending)
6
crossing(verb, hostile, different, contrary, opposite)
6
defending(verb, hostile, different, contrary, watchful)
6
defying(verb, disagreeing, counteracting)
6
denying(verb, bad, weak, gloomy, hostile)
6
differing(verb, adjective, different, contrary, conflicting)
6
disputing(verb, hostile, different, contrary, opposite)
6
fronting
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