2
repulsive(adjective, resistant)
1
adversary
1
adversative
1
adversive
1
against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, hostile, antagonistic)
1
alien
1
antithetic
1
argumentive(adjective, contentious)
1
at odds(expression, adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
1
balancing
1
battling(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
1
breakaway
1
challenging
1
combating(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
1
compensating
1
competitive
1
con
1
contentious(adjective, contentious)
1
contradicting
1
contradistinct
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