6
defy(verb, oppose, challenge, resist, frustrate)
6
disregard(verb, drop, reject, dismiss, slight)
6
drive
6
drive away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, separate)
6
overthrow(noun, verb, upset, break, beat)
6
protest(verb, oppose, dismiss, ignore, forget)
6
repulsion(noun, rebuff, snub, ban, rejection)
5
brush-off(noun, check, failure, snub, disapproval)
5
brush off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, separate)
5
confront(verb, separate, disregard, oppose, ignore)
5
discard(verb, drop, decline, reject, dismiss)
5
dissent(noun, rebuff, snub, disapproval, rejection)
5
fend(verb, separate, turn, allow, strike)
5
frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, separate)
5
hinder(verb, stop, upset, control, beat)
5
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, separate)
5
impede(verb, stop, upset, control, beat)
5
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, separate)
5
obstruct(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
5
rebut(verb, check, separate, reject, push)
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