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What is another word for acting in opposition?

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Adjective
Acting in opposition
hostile
antagonistic
opposed
adversarial
anti
against
averse
combative
confrontational
inimical
unfriendly
antipathetic
belligerent
opposing
unsympathetic
aggressive
contentious
contrary
inhospitable
negative
opposite
resistant
oppugnant
quarrelsome
down on
at odds with
dead set against
set against
ill-disposed
at variance with
dissenting from
in disagreement with
on the warpath
unwilling
indisposed
reluctant
disinclined
hesitant
loath
afraid
uneager
agin
allergic
jaundiced
unfavorableUS
adversary
unfavourableUK
mortal
reticent
nasty
cagey
backward
at odds
cagy
dubious
hostile to
opposed to
not in the mood
unenthusiastic about
contra
incompatible
wary
chary
uncooperative
disobliging
unwelcoming
cold
cool
in opposition
at variance
adverse to
rebellious
disobedient
defiant
slow
recalcitrant
loth
intractable
dissident
unprepared
intransigent
uninclined
challenging
not in favour of
unyielding
unenthusiastic
not disposed
not keen
averse to
inimical to
perverse
disliking
unwilling to accept
disinclined to accept
reluctant to accept
resistant to
ill-disposed to
antipathetic to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
having no use for
hesitating
hesitant about
chary of
scared
discouraged
disheartened
shy of
diffident about
embarrassed
afraid of
frightened
ashamed
restiff
dismayed
suspicious
cautious with
circumspect about
queasy about
squeamish
queasy
cautious
remiss
calculating
afraid to
bashful about
balkingUS
shy about
coy about
hanging back
ashamed to
nervous
mind
objecting
shy
doubtful
baulkingUK
sweer
disrelish
baulk at
recoil from
demur at
not about
jib at
shrink from
flinch from
vacillate about
have scruples about
waver about
stick at
have qualms about
shy away from
have misgivings about
boggle at
think twice about
have reservations about
not have the heart to
be cagey about
“The issue is that to be effective, cultural rebellion, by definition, has to be acting in opposition to something with broad support.”
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