5
response(noun, return, sign, report, resolution)
5
riposte(noun, return, sign, report, resolution)
4
abnegation(noun, rebuff, snub, ban, rejection)
4
abrogation(noun, withdrawal, denial, repudiation, annulment)
4
demurrer
4
disclamation(noun, denial, annulment)
4
falsifying
4
retort(noun, return, sign, report, resolution)
4
retraction(noun, negative, disapproval, rejection, veto)
3
annulment(noun, annulment)
3
argument
3
challenge(noun, disputation, confutation)
3
defence
3
disallowance(noun, rebuff, snub, ban, disapproval)
3
dismissal(noun, rebuff, rejection, veto, denial)
3
elenchus(noun, disproving)
3
justification(noun, return, sign, report, resolution)
3
nullification(noun, annulment)
3
objection(noun, response)
3
prohibition(noun, rebuff, snub, ban, disapproval)
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