73 entries under contest topic. ×

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cancel(verb, stop, withdraw, abandon, deny)
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contend(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, dispute)
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parry(verb, upset, break, oppose, return)
6
silence(verb, upset, break, discredit)
5
abnegate(verb, decline, reject, oppose, refuse)
5
crush(verb, counter, discredit, repudiate)
5
disconfirm(verb, reduce, ruin, oppose, weaken)
5
expose(verb, upset, break, discredit)
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impugn(verb, break, disregard, oppose, criticize)
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challenge(verb, oppose, deny, doubt, question)
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debate(verb, oppose, dispute, challenge, deliberate)
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dispose of(verb, expression, discredit, contradict)
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question(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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squelch(verb, return, acknowledge, deny, claim)
3
argue(verb, consider, maintain, oppose, return)
3
convict(verb, discredit, contradict, disprove)
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evert(verb, deny, counter, discredit)
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quash(verb, deny, cancel, undo, reverse)
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agitate(verb, consider, oppose, dispute, challenge)
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burn(verb, discredit, contradict, disprove)
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