3
antonymous(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
3
averse(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
3
battling(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
3
conscientious(adjective, careful, attentive, watchful)
3
constraining(adjective, contrary, warning, controlling)
3
forbidding(adjective, ban, prohibition, controlling)
3
protective(adjective, careful, attentive, watchful)
2
definitive(adjective, regulation, rule, limit, bound)
2
opposed(adjective, opposition, hostile, different, contrary)
2
against the grain(expression, idiom, hostile, counter, antagonistic)
2
at cross-purposes(expression, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
at odds(expression, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
cliquish(adjective, limited, select, restricted, exclusive)
2
combating(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
confronting(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
denying(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
disagreeing(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
disputed(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
disputing(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
2
dissentient(adjective, hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
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