2
wear away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, end)
2
wheel(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
1
abaft
1
abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
1
abjure(withdraw, deny, cancel, reverse, repudiate)
1
about-face(return, retreat, reverse, degenerate, retract)
1
adulterate(decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, decay)
1
adverse(adjective, reverse, antagonistic, contrary, conflicting)
1
aftermost
1
alloy(decline, weaken, degenerate, deteriorate, decay)
1
angle(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
1
antagonistic(adjective, reverse, contrary, adverse, conflicting)
1
antipodal(adjective, reverse, antagonistic, contrary, adverse)
1
antipodean(adjective, reverse, antagonistic, contrary, adverse)
1
antithetical
1
arise(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
1
ascend(verb, move, act, movement, trip)
1
atavistic
1
avoid(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
1
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
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