91 entries under resist topic. ×

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struggle(verb, support, action, act, work)
25
contend(verb, work, meet, attack, disturb)
20
fight(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
13
battle(noun, verb, meet, attack, oppose)
11
contest(verb, support, work, force, meet)
9
wrestle(verb, meet, attack, worry, play)
9
compete(verb, work, meet, attack, oppose)
8
vie(verb, meet, oppose, play, fight)
8
tug(verb, work, meet, attack, drive)
8
war(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
6
clash(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
6
tussle(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
5
joust(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
5
push(verb, meet, determine, oppose, criticize)
5
quarrel(verb, meet, attack, fight, challenge)
5
skirmish(verb, meet, attack, oppose, fight)
5
spar(verb, meet, attack, play, fight)
4
box(verb, meet, attack, challenge, struggle)
4
brawl(verb, meet, attack, disturb, oppose)
4
exchange blows(verb, expression, idiom, meet, attack)
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