6
snub(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, slight)
5
abstain(verb, decline, keep, restrain, abandon)
5
argue(verb, support, force, meet, attack)
5
assail(verb, attack, oppose, criticize, fight)
5
assault(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
5
baffle(verb, disregard, hinder, challenge, frustrate)
5
baulk
5
conflict(verb, oppose, contend)
5
countervail(verb, attack, oppose, correct, halt)
5
delay(verb, block, curb, prevent, hinder)
5
demur(verb, maintain, oppose, declare, fight)
5
detain(verb, keep, suppress, refuse, hinder)
5
deter(verb, separate, block, delay, curb)
5
disagree(verb, attack, maintain, disregard, oppose)
5
encounter(verb, take, meet, attack, oppose)
5
go against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, break, check)
5
hold back(verb, expression, stop, control, cut)
5
hold out against(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, attack)
5
maintain(verb, support, hold, force, attack)
5
refrain(verb, attack, decline, keep, oppose)
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