3
interfering(verb, counteracting)
3
matching
3
rebuffing(verb, resisting)
3
rebutting(verb, defending, disproving)
3
refuting(verb, disproving)
3
rejecting(verb, bad, weak, gloomy, disagreeing)
3
renitent(adjective, resistant)
3
troublesome(adjective, adverse)
3
unfortunate(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, contrary)
3
vying(verb, adjective, spirited, aggressive, ambitious)
3
withstanding(verb, watchful, defending, protective, protecting)
2
adversarial(adjective, support, hostile, contrary)
2
adversary
2
antonymic(adjective, support, opposite)
2
at cross-purposes(expression, hostile, different, contrary, opposite)
2
at odds(expression, adjective, hostile, different, spirited)
2
averting(verb, watchful, defending, protective, protecting)
2
backfiring(verb, defending)
2
bickering(verb, disagreeing, contending)
2
blocking(verb, hindering)
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