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3
boggling
3
demurring
2
boggle(question, fret)
2
demur(contradict, differ)
2
falter(tremble, blink, reel)
2
hesitating
2
pause(disagree, hesitate, waver)
2
protest(disagree, hesitate, waver)
2
scruple(disagree, hesitate, waver)
2
stickle(conflict, dissent, disagree, hesitate)
1
vacillate(disagree, hesitate, waver)
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altercate(conflict, dissent, controversialize, disharmonize)
0
argue(contradict, differ)
0
arguing
0
backfire(tremble, blink, reel)
0
balk(disagree, hesitate, waver)
0
be discordant(conflict, dissent, altercate, controversialize)
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be dissimilar(conflict, dissent, altercate, controversialize)
0
be loath(question, fret, scruple)
0
be reluctant(question, fret, scruple)
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APASmart Define. (2015). stickling thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/stickling/thesaurus/synonyms
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MLASmart Define. "stickling thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/stickling/thesaurus/synonyms>