145 entries under resist topic. ×

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set back(verb, expression, check, overthrow)
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shun(verb, block, prevent, avoid)
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shut out(verb, expression, stop, check, separate)
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snub(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, slight)
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spurn(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, slight)
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stand up against(expression, idiom, cut, separate, cool)
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stymie(verb, separate, prevent, avoid)
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tell off(verb, expression, reject, disregard, oppose)
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throw back(verb, expression, check, overthrow)
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traverse(verb, cut, separate, cool, prevent)
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turn(verb, stop, separate, halt, prevent)
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turn away(verb, expression, stop, separate, halt)
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watch(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
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bottle up(expression, repel, retaliate, repulse)
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bypass(block, avoid, dodge, evade)
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contain(repel, retaliate, repulse, riposte)
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defend oneself(expression, repel, repulse)
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evade(block, avoid, dodge, circumvent)
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force away(verb, expression, overthrow, repel)
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keep away(verb, expression, reject, disregard, dismiss)
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