19
denial(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, response)
14
contradiction(noun, rebuff, disapproval, rejection, veto)
14
disproof(noun, evidence, disapproval, rejection, veto)
13
disavowal(noun, rebuff, snub, ban, disapproval)
13
rebuttal(noun, return, sign, report, snub)
11
negation(noun, rebuff, snub, evidence, disapproval)
10
confutation(noun, rejection, repudiation, rebuttal, confutation)
10
defense(noun, return, sign, report, resolution)
10
repudiation(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, ban)
9
refutal(noun, disapproval, rejection, veto, repudiation)
8
answer(noun, return, sign, key, response)
7
disclaimer(noun, negative, rebuff, snub, ban)
7
negative(noun, rebuff, disapproval, rejection, veto)
6
disaffirmation(noun, denial, annulment, confutation)
6
falsification
6
rejoinder(noun, return, sign, report, resolution)
5
invalidation(noun, annulment, confutation)
5
refusal(noun, responsibility, rebuff, snub, rejection)
5
rejection(noun, rebuff, snub, disapproval, veto)
5
reply(noun, response, reaction, retort, riposte)
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