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What is another word for agitating against?

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Verb
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Present participle for to struggle tenaciously to resist something
battling
resisting
defying
fighting
challenging
disputing
opposing
countering
oppugning
refusing
attacking
contesting
arguing against
standing up to
struggling against
arguing
rebutting
refuting
debunking
disproving
controverting
contradicting
addressing
examining
discrediting
repudiating
mooting
rejecting
questioning
denying
querying
contravening
answering
altercating
bandying
canvassing
invalidating
disavowing
disaffirming
crushing
canvasing
negating
disclaiming
contending
wrangling
giving thumbs down to
confuting
dissenting against
tearing down
putting up argument
showing up
taking issue with
bandying words concerning
picking an argument with
calling into question
shooting full of holes
pettifogging
quibbling over
wondering about
disagreeing with
hammering away at
objecting to
shooting down
arguing about
squelching
showing to be false
proving to be wrong
disconfirming
proving false
proving to be false
arguing the pros and cons of
shooting down in flames
declaring to be untrue
showing to be wrong
proving wrong
blowing out of the water
contending over
picking a bone
taking a stand against
protesting against
having an argument about
differing with
blowing sky high
quashing
quibbling about
debating
confronting
combating
combatting
contending with
fighting against
striving against
thwarting
taking on
rebelling against
putting up a fight against
facing down
flying in the face of
withstanding
facing
crossing
bucking
obstructing
going against
setting your face against
gainsaying
repelling
checking
hindering
blocking
reacting
preventing
protesting
withstaying
gainstaying
gainstanding
withsitting
withsetting
arguing with
quarreling with
locking horns with
speaking against
speaking out against
taking a stand
standing up and be counted against
meeting head-on
revolting against
rising up against
taking up arms
rivallingUK
rivalingUS
campaigning against
impeding
stopping
halting
stemming
inhibiting
frustrating
restraining
competing with
opposing action
putting up an argument
making a stand against
sparing no effort
competing against
tangling with
relucting
curbing
dissenting from
feuding with
rallying against
coming to blows with
counteracting
countervailing
stonewalling
dissenting with
kicking against
refusing to accept
baulking at
taking up arms against
encountering
disagreeing
disapproving
disliking
dissenting
taking
assailing
assaulting
counterattacking
disapproving of
taking issue
calling in question
frowning at
not countenancing
running counter to
not supporting
Verb
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Present participle for to encourage, goad or provoke into doing (or feeling) something
inciting
encouraging
goading
urging
provoking
prompting
stimulating
moving
inducing
inspiring
impelling
instigating
driving
spurring
rousing
stirring
motivating
prodding
pushing
persuading
influencing
triggering
causing
sparking
pricking
coaxing
exhorting
piquing
forcing
impassioning
soliciting
procuring
wakening
spurring on
egging on
firing up
talking into
putting up to
revving up
driving on
agitating for
sparking off
getting to
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