| altercate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge) |
| annihilate(undo, reverse, contradict, void, refute) |
| answer back(verb, expression, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| answer conclusively |
| answer for(expression, support, favor, substantiate, legitimize) |
| apologize for(expression, support, favor, substantiate, legitimize) |
| approve(support, favor, defend, explain, substantiate) |
| argue against(expression, oppose, expose, contest, counter) |
| argue down |
| back at you(verb, expression, idiom, return, acknowledge) |
| back talk(verb, expression, return, acknowledge, deny) |
| backfire(verb, defend) |
| ban(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse) |
| bandy(consider, dispute, deliberate, argue, discuss) |
| bankrupt(verb, reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue) |
| barricade(verb, defend) |
| be answerable for(verb, support, favor, sustain, confirm) |
| be contrary to(expression, idiom) |
| be in touch(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, claim) |
| bear out(verb, expression, support, favor, sustain) |