20 entries under obstructive topic. ×

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opposed(adjective, support, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
5
opposite(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
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enemy(noun, adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
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anti(adjective, informal, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
4
rival(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary, adverse)
3
at cross-purposes(expression, adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
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confronting(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
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crossing(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
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dissentient(adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary, adverse)
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repelling(adjective, hostile, contrary, unattractive, opposing)
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defensive(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
1
against the grain(expression, adjective, idiom, hostile, antagonistic)
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at odds(expression, adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
1
defending(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
1
denying(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
1
facing(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
1
gainsaying(adjective, hostile, contrary, opposing)
1
in opposition(expression, adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
1
up against(expression, adjective, hostile, antagonistic, contrary)
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competing(adjective, rival)
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