10
opposes(verb, hinders, defends, opposes, contends)
8
counters(noun, verb, hinders, defends, opposes)
7
withstands(verb, contends)
5
counteracts(verb, opposes, defies)
5
defies(verb, opposes, defies)
5
disputes(noun, verb, opposes, contends)
5
hinders(verb, hinders, opposes)
5
obstructs(verb, hinders, opposes)
5
repels(verb, opposes)
4
challenges(noun, verb, opposes, defies)
4
checks(verb, hinders, opposes)
4
combats(noun, verb)
4
confronts(verb, opposes, contends, defies)
4
crosses(noun, verb, opposes, defies)
4
defends(verb, defends, contends)
4
dissents(noun, verb, contends, defies)
4
fights(noun, verb, opposes)
4
protests(noun, verb, opposes, contends)
4
rebuffs(noun, verb, opposes)
4
stands(verb, contends)
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