10
opposing(verb, adjective, bad, weak, gloomy)
10
protesting(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional, contending)
8
objecting(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
7
counteracting(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional, defying)
7
dissenting(verb, adjective, bad, weak, gloomy)
7
recalcitrant(adjective, resistance, disobedience, unwilling, uncontrollable)
7
repelling(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
6
countering(verb, opposing, hindering, defending, defying)
6
challenging(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional, defying)
6
crossing(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional, defying)
6
defiant(adjective, unwilling, resistant, oppositional, undefeated)
6
disputing(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional, contending)
6
hindering(verb, adjective, opposing, hindering, oppositional)
6
obstructing(verb, adjective, opposing, hindering)
6
rebuffing(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
6
renitent(adjective, resist, resistance, resistant, insusceptible)
6
repulsing(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional)
6
resistant(adjective, resist, resistance, obstinate, opposing)
6
stubborn(adjective, tenacity, unwilling)
5
antagonizing(verb, adjective, opposing, oppositional, contending)
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