7
circumvent(verb, block, avoid, resist, hide)
7
rebuke(verb, reject, block, avoid, resist)
7
rebut(verb, stop, upset, break, cut)
7
refute(verb, upset, break, oppose, return)
7
resist(verb, cut, cover, separate, reject)
7
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, separate)
6
confute(verb, break, oppose, expose, counter)
6
defeat(verb, upset, break, beat, crush)
6
defend(verb, stop, cover, separate, return)
6
equivocate(verb, move, cut, decline, slip)
6
repulse(verb, upset, beat, separate, reject)
5
answer(verb, oppose, dispute, resist, counter)
5
confound(verb, upset, break, expose, refute)
5
counterpunch
5
demolish(verb, upset, break, beat, defeat)
5
disprove(verb, upset, break, oppose, return)
5
evasion(noun, restraint, entertainment, relaxation, diversion)
5
hinder(verb, upset, beat, defeat, oppose)
5
obstruct(verb, upset, beat, defeat, crush)
5
overthrow(verb, upset, break, beat, defeat)
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