1
brawling(verb, contending)
1
bustle(noun, agitation, commotion, uproar, noise)
1
buzz(agitation, commotion, uproar, noise, tumult)
1
caviling
1
checking(verb, opposing)
1
clinker(agitation, commotion, uproar, noise, tumult)
1
combating(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
commotion(noun, uproar, din)
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complaint(noun, agitation, commotion, uproar, noise)
1
complaintive
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contentious(adjective, contentious)
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contradictory(adjective, oppositional)
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controversial(adjective, contentious)
1
controverting(verb, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
1
convulsion(agitation, commotion, uproar, noise, tumult)
1
counter(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary, opposite)
1
countering(verb, opposing)
1
defensive(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic, contrary)
1
demonstrating
1
denigrating
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