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To make, or to have made, a claim
To dispute the validity of
To engage in a competition or contest
To have a heated argument or disagreement
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
To offer for discussion or debate
To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
(
with object
)
To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
To declare to be untrue
To deal with (something), usually effectively
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▲
Verb
▲
To make, or to have made, a claim
states that
says
states
claims
alleges
asserts
affirms
attests
declares
maintains
adduces
conveys
holds
proclaims
proposes
upholds
advances
argues
certifies
cites
insists
opines
professes
swears
testifies
asseverates
avers
avows
champions
emphasises
UK
emphasizes
US
offers
pleads
predicates
presses
pronounces
protests
stresses
asserts that
declares that
says that
proclaims that
affirms that
pronounces that
makes a case
puts about that
avouches
purports
warrants
guarantees
suggests
vows
announces
advocates
lays down
vouches
submits
reasons
postulates
supports
propounds
implies
puts forward
moves
deposes
confirms
posits
indicates
backs
acknowledges
presents
pretends
represents
makes out
verifies
establishes
defends
pledges
charges
admits
puts forth
brings forward
swears up and down
corroborates
substantiates
proves
assures
validates
expostulates
signifies
witnesses
challenges
expresses
endorses
volunteers
intimates
ventures
stipulates
insinuates
dictates
vouches for
reasserts
reaffirms
vindicates
repeats
owns
confesses
sponsors
tells
says so
rumours
UK
insists on
justifies
bears out
crosses heart
stands up for
answers for
rumors
US
bears witness
swears to
swears on bible
puts
espouses
syllogizes
hypothecates
connotes
uses as an excuse
advises
promises
testifies to
premises
draws conclusions
sets forth
publishes
makes a claim to
lays claim to
shoots one's wad
mouths off
shoots off one's mouth
pops off
undertakes
ensures
underwrites
voices
utters
notifies
sustains
insures
guaranties
reiterates
discloses
broadcasts
secures
renders
gives testimony
passes
allegates
speaks out
informs
bolsters
questions
explains
delegates
takes an oath
stands by
backs up
gives grounds for
stands behind
pushes for
presses for
sticks up for
insists upon
puts up argument
remonstrates
hints
appeals
gives reasons for
makes a case for
prevails upon
authenticates
recounts
gives evidence
ratifies
demonstrates
evidences
seems
means
appears
seconds
extenuates
impersonates
imports
intends
pleads for
bears witness to
does justice to
lends weight to
gives credence to
lays claim
denotes
personates
betokens
debates
disputes
explores
discusses
alleges that one is
sets oneself up as
sets oneself up
feigns the identity of
implies that one is
maintains that one is
asserts that one is
poses as
passes oneself off as
points to
masquerades as
passes for
proclaims that one is
represents oneself as
spouts
soapboxes
stumps
constates
spiels
sings
okays
makes a public declaration of
goes over
comes out
declares publicly
thrashs out
blows hot air
owns up
acknowledges publicly
acts as if
gets on soapbox
gets off your chest
opens up
hashes out
talks big
cosigns
averts
attests to
bears testimony
acts as a witness
signs for
gets behind
rubber-stamps
is responsible for
gives an affidavit
are responsible for
divulges
communicates
airs
reveals
makes known
gives out
comes out with
articulates
expounds
enunciates
raises
ventilates
reports
phrases
vocalizes
US
verbalizes
US
vents
formulates
sounds
promulgates
words
frames
speaks
gives
couches
delivers
sets out
gives voice to
verbalises
UK
vocalises
UK
spells out
disseminates
imparts
specifies
gives away
publicizes
US
preaches
circulates
sounds out
shows
talks
enumerates
interprets
relates
brings out
publicises
UK
elucidates
makes public
talks about
pitches
gives one's word
sets down
gives blow-by-blow
throws out
describes
chimes in
enounces
recites
narrates
gives rundown
makes a statement
rehearses
buttresses
evinces
states on oath
gives assurances
gives a pledge
gives an assurance
gives an undertaking
ascertains
documents
provides
reassures
gives proof of
provides evidence of
effects
says something
arranges
seals
locks up
sets the seal on
locks on
sews up
contracts
nails down
commits
clinches
cinches
ices
makes safe
states categorically
tables
mentions
moots
annunciates
broaches
leaks
spreads
mouths
betrays
unveils
designates
advertises
blares
heralds
advertizes
looks
trumpets
blurts
releases
babbles
blazons
inflects
bespeaks
intonates
mutters
intones
unfolds
spills
brings into the open
gets across
gives utterance to
pours out
shouts
talks of
gives expression
roars
cries
gives expression to
puts over
puts across
shouts from the rooftops
puts into words
yells
gets over
points out
puts in words
gives utterance
goes into
gives vent to
modulates
clothes
exposes
concedes
discovers
posts
bares
blabs
vouchsafes
coughs
lets the cat out of the bag
gets out of your system
lets on about
blows wide open
blurts out
goes public on
lays bare
goes public with
blows the lid off
lets on
dishes the dirt
gives the low-down
lets slip
breaks the news
gives the game away
takes the wraps off
comes clean about
blows the gaff
brings out into the open
passes on
gives the show away
brings to public notice
lets out
brings out into open
lets drop
brings to public attention
puts cards on table
takes the lid off
lets fall
more ❯
“He wants to
contend
that the difference between Mark Twain and Howard Stern is a matter of kind and not just degree.”
Verb
▲
To dispute the validity of
challenges
contests
defies
denounces
opposes
confronts
queries
argues
calls out
counters
disputes
questions
rebuts
refutes
contradicts
debates
disproves
enquires
UK
negates
objects to
stands up to
battles
calls in question
faces down
fights
impugns
inquires
US
interrogates
investigates
litigates
tests
accosts
addresses
calls into question
combats
controverts
demurs against
denies
disagrees with
impeaches
oppugns
protests against
remonstrates
resists
tackles
take issue with
takes exception to
undermines
comes to blows with
demurs about
disapproves of
dissents from
fights against
flies in the face of
rallies against
rebels against
feuds with
gainsays
rivals
throws down
disaffirms
negatives
repudiates
rejects
disclaims
disowns
disconfirms
disavows
confutes
disallows
crosses
contravenes
traverses
doubts
counteracts
probes
bucks
withstands
goes against
casts aspersions on
raises doubts about
argues about
calls in
quibbles over
hinders
frustrates
discredits
debunks
explodes
obstructs
declares untrue
argues with
grills
impedes
shoots full of holes
naysays
shoots down
brushes aside
shoots down in flames
disagrees
checks
thwarts
brings into question
raises doubt
raises a question
balks
US
puts out a feeler question
tests the waters
looks into
repels
duels
baulks
UK
acts against
suspects
forswears
abjures
retracts
renounces
eschews
refuses to accept
takes on
begs to differ
withsays
withspeaks
argues against
has bone to pick
mistrusts
distrusts
goes back on your word
refuses
recants
washes your hands of
welshes
drops out
worms out of
gives up
disacknowledges
weasels out of
reneges
misdoubts
disbelieves
cancels
reverses
harbours reservations about
has reservations about
throws doubt on
expresses reservations about
wonders about
feels uneasy about
raises objections to
casts doubt on
has suspicions about
casts doubt upon
harbours suspicions about
entertains doubts about
expresses suspicions about
has hesitations about
puzzles over
says the opposite of
cancels out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in a competition or contest
fights
battles
competes
contests
vies
struggles
clashes
confronts
combats
grapples
opposes
challenges
wrestles
encounters
faces
strives
rivals
scuffles
tussles
wars
meets
skirmishes
jostles
resists
races
disputes
withstands
squabbles
pushes
runs
oppugns
controverts
emulates
tugs
copes
litigates
stands
crosses swords
locks horns
wages war
joins battle
goes after
goes for
goes head to head
tangles with
jockeys for position
scrambles for
goes for broke
deals with
has at
nominates yourself
pushes for
shoots at
shoots for
gives your all
goes for it
goes for jugular
knocks oneself out
makes play for
puts up with
puts yourself forward
gives all one's got
mixes it up with
wrangles
brawls
scraps
feuds
attacks
quarrels
takes on
engages
spars
conflicts
comes to blows
duels
jockeys
does battle
scrimmages
disagrees
jousts
altercates
argues
bickers
counters
has a dust-up
tilts
vies with
tangles
exchanges blows
assaults
competes with
matches
rows
collides
clashes with
has a punch-up
disaccords
campaigns
scrambles
goes up against
bumps heads
competes against
take issue with
plays off
locks antlers
roughhouses
dissents
goes to war
pits
engages in hostilities
engages in conflict
skirmishes with
comes into conflict
debates
quibbles
discords
has a dispute
does battle with
struggles against
strives against
contends with
takes up arms
campaigns against
has a set-to
crusades
takes issue
tackles
defies
squares off
repels
tourneys
boxes
rivalizes
makes war
has a fight
bucks
rassles
plays
cuffs
grapples with
fights for
differs
nonconcurs
scraps with
pits oneself against
spats
demurs
bears arms
tries to beat
goes for the gold
objects
discepts
lays into
jars
engages in combat
has a barney
has a scrap
goes for the jugular
puts up a fight
goes up against in contest
mixes it up
carries on hostilities
enters the lists
fights like cat and dog
comes up against
fails to agree
squares up
sets to
breaks a lance
takes exception
goes at it
protests against
takes the field
romps
slugs
breaks
has a row
mounts an attack
defends
messes
trades punches
sweats
manhandles
dukes it out
raises Cain
contends against
agitates
outdoes
fights a duel
goes out
messes with
matches yourself against
braves
seeks to displace
outvies
surpasses
speaks
lobbies
presses
works
becomes involved
trades blows
shoots
bombards
slugs it out
starts fighting
goes for each other
raises your fists
takes part in a race
takes part
chops logic
butts heads
bandies words
goes toe to toe with
contents against
faces off against
goes one on one with
goes eyeball to eyeball with
tussles with
argy-bargies
falls out
cuts and thrusts
tries to put out
tries to extinguish
comes to grips
meets head-on
questions
objects to
argues against
quarrels with
marches against
conducts a war
takes the field against
sets as rivals
sets against
puts in opposition
contradicts
gainsays
contrasts
argues with
assails
tries
attempts
bids
bandies
essays
fences
speaks against
fights with
haggles
zaps
palters
sets your face against
takes a stand against
spares no effort
makes a stand against
puts up a fight against
opposes action
puts up an argument
stands up to
flies in the face of
stands up and be counted against
strikes
begins battle with
sets upon
launches
battles with
contradicts each other
jumps on
lets someone have it
rips into each other
has words
swedges
stoushes
assaults each other
wrests with
wages war against
hassles
disharmonizes
interferes
mismatches
scrimmages with
hits each other
protects
attacks each other
traverses
punches each other
wars against
enters into combat with
takes up arms against
mounts an attack on
falls on
spars with
tastes battle
wages war on
matches wits
runs for
seeks prize
participates in
copes with
matches strength
pitches oneself against
goes the knuckle
lights into
plies weapons
brushes with
bandies with
exchanges blows with
flares up
fights over
diverges from
screams at
differs from
comes to close quarters with
races against
fights like Kilkenny cats
carries on war
races with
takes all comers
vies for
competes for
struggles for
battles for
contends for
challenges for
gives battle to
joins battle with
takes up the gauntlet
tries for
tussles for
comes to blows with
tries to win
more ❯
“We have to
contend
against the best horses of other nations in this race.”
Verb
▲
To have a heated argument or disagreement
quarrels
argues
squabbles
wrangles
fights
disputes
bickers
rows
scraps
altercates
disagrees
spats
quibbles
brawls
clashes
argufies
controverts
hassles
tiffs
jars
brabbles
feuds
differs
spars
battles
dissents
wars
contests
tangles
caterwauls
cavils
varies
locks horns
falls out
crosses swords
has words
bandies words
has a row
chops logic
fails to agree
has a fight
sets to
takes on
has a misunderstanding
takes exception
fights like cat and dog
has a tiff
mixes it up
objects to
goes at it hammer and tongs
breaks with
finds fault
gets tough with
has it out
debates
has a spat
bumps heads
has a disagreement
has at it
picks a bone
has an altercation
skirmishes
fences
threaps
discusses
discepts
agitates
bandies
canvasses
canvases
moots
talks over
hashes over
hashes out
thrashs out
tosses around
exchanges views
has an argument
kicks around
jumps on one's case
bats around
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a concerted effort towards achieving a result
strives
attempts
tries
aims
aspires
endeavours
UK
struggles
endeavors
US
labours
UK
seeks
toils
undertakes
essays
ventures
works
strains
assays
competes
labors
US
drives
fights
pushes
hustles
jockeys
scrambles
travails
drudges
moils
offers
ploughs
UK
plows
US
scrabbles
slaves
slogs
sweats
tackles
applies oneself
exerts oneself
exerts yourself
makes an effort
tries hard
busts a gut
makes every effort
pegs away
spares no effort
bangs away
beavers away
bends over backwards
breaks your neck
does all one can
falls over backwards
goes all out
goes for it
has a go at
jumps through hoops
knocks oneself out
leans over backwards
ruptures yourself
tries for
bears down
digs away
does all you can
does one's best
does your best
does your damnedest
does your utmost
makes an all-out effort
shoots for
takes on
has a crack at
has a stab at
leaves no stone unturned
gives it a whirl
gives it your all
gives it your best shot
goes for broke
pulls out all the stops
goes the limit
goes for the jugular
digs deep
digs deeper
Verb
▲
To succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
copes
manages
survives
deals
endures
grapples
hacks
handles
faces
fares
lives
subsists
weathers
struggles
suffers
wrestles
battles
confronts
dispatches
tangles
tussles
gets by
carries on
gets along
gets on
gets through
scrapes by
comes through
deals with
makes it
makes out
muddles along
bears up
gets a handle on
looks after oneself
muddles through
rubs along
shifts for oneself
struggles through
fends
weathers the storm
makes it out alive
keeps the wolf from the door
keeps your head above water
paddles your own canoe
Verb
▲
To apply oneself to, or start work on, a given task or issue
attacks
addresses
confronts
tackles
undertakes
challenges
engages
faces
fights
handles
manages
contests
attends to
concentrates on
contends with
copes with
deals with
dives into
embarks on
engages in
focuses on
grapples with
has a stab at
occupies oneself with
sets to work on
looks after
plunges into
sees to
sets about
sets to
takes on
takes up
wades into
applies oneself to
buckles down to
starts in on
takes care of
gets cracking on
gets started on
gets stuck into
gets weaving on
devotes oneself to
gets to work on
goes to work on
has a crack at
has a go at
has a shot at
tries to deal with
tries to sort out
directs attention to
Verb
▲
To enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate
runs
competes
challenges
contests
participates
stands
enters
stumps
opposes
politicks
stands for
takes part
puts oneself forward for
rings doorbells
shakes hands
stands for election as
puts yourself up for
stands as a candidate for
hits the campaign trail
kisses babies
Verb
▲
To offer for discussion or debate
propounds
advances
proposes
suggests
advocates
offers
poses
presents
proffers
puts forward
submits
postulates
bounces
broaches
discusses
hypothesises
UK
hypothesizes
US
introduces
mentions
moots
peddles
promotes
sets forth
tenders
votes
adduces
advises
affirms
asks
asserts
counsels
invites
kibitzes
names
nominates
posits
prefers
presses
promulgates
propones
propositions
recommends
requests
solicits
spitballs
spreads
states
urges
volunteers
yields
brings up
puts forth
brings forward
comes up with
hits on
holds out
lays before
lays down
moves for
puts to
puts up
sets out
makes a motion
makes a pitch
speaks one's piece
lays on the line
moves
tables
projects
initiates
brings
lodges
bids
files
canvasses
floats
lays out
presses for
raises
airs
ventilates
gives
places
pitches
touches on
cites
puts
expounds
expresses
announces
alludes to
delivers
produces
provides
extends
sets before
declares
enters
relates
lays
shows
refers
argues
establishes
imparts
points out
opens
reveals
stages
throws up
puts on the table
mounts
prescribes
exhorts
unveils
launches
talks about
brings out
demos
exhibits
speaks of
trots out
brings about
heralds
institutes
reports
exposes
hands out
rolls out
voices
queries
questions
manifests
alleges
plugs
approaches
serves
recounts
renders
specifies
details
registers
adverts
raises a subject
notes
opens up
talks of
quotes
commits
instances
notices
identifies
vents
makes known
drops
invokes
hints at
ventures
puts before
refers to
puts in
makes reference to
hands in
dare to say
adverts to
calls attention to
touches upon
sells
supplies
has in mind
brings something up
frames
considers
carries
asks about
sounds
slates
records
forwards
gets the answer to
seeks the answer to
springs
conveys
lays forward
throws spotlight on
exalts
ballyhoos
throws out
builds up
makes a pitch for
beats the drum for
offers as a suggestion
hypes
puts on the map
publishes
aggrandizes
puffs
begins
innovates
starts
pioneers
founds
commences
puts on record
illustrates
furnishes
invents
inaugurates
ushers
creates
references
turns
translates
transposes
encourages
displays
demonstrates
opines
speculates
conjectures
intimates
essays
says
embarks on
interjects
enters on
interposes
puts down for
tests the popularity of
runs something up the flagpole to see who salutes
runs something up the flagpole
issues
evokes
sets
installs
US
sends in
exemplifies
itemizes
US
enumerates
lists
tries out
raises the subject of
raises subject
steers
tips
touts
appeals
sues
indicts
summons
arraigns
harbingers
brings in
starts ball rolling on
ushers in
inquires
US
makes an offer
puts in a bid of
itemises
UK
recalls
recollects
proclaims
enquires
UK
describes
makes mention of
attests to
spells out
makes an offer of
recites
previews
offers a suggestion
tips off
tells
informs of
contributes
casts
narrates
rehearses
gives a tip
puts on
comes out with
gets together
brings together
particularizes
US
catalogues
UK
takes to court
initiates legal action
puts before the public
puts on display
chronicles
puts on to
puts in two cents
delineates
facilitates
sets up
instals
UK
brings to somebody's attention
opens up on
makes somebody aware of
turns somebody on to
explains
charts
gives somebody a taste for
springs with
particularises
UK
catalogs
US
sets down
gives an account of
fingers
namechecks
gives as an example
draws attention to
points to
more ❯
Verb
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To be able to match or compete with (a competitor, opponent or peer)
keeps up
competes
matches
rivals
challenges
equals
touches
vies
competes with
vies with
keeps abreast
keeps pace
keeps up with
keeps pace with
stays even with
keeps abreast of
stays shoulder to shoulder
stays beside
keeps step
runs with
Verb
▲
To have or hold as an opinion or belief
believes
considers
estimates
guesses
imagines
maintains
reckons
thinks
assumes
conjectures
fancies
feels
has a feeling
has the feeling
presumes
supposes
suspects
takes it
concludes
deduces
expects
gathers
puts forward
reasons
theorises
UK
theorizes
US
allows
hypothesises
UK
hypothesizes
US
opines
weens
takes as a hypothesis
judges
surmises
conceives
expresses an opinion
passes judgment
gives opinion
figures
deems
holds
esteems
speculates
understands
infers
presupposes
daresays
regards
gleans
suspicions
senses
divines
dares say
views
adjudges
postulates
apprehends
suggests
assesses
has a hunch
takes for granted
realizes
US
accepts
takes it as given
realises
UK
holds that
ascertains
comes to the conclusion
calls
determines
fathoms
guesstimates
ventures
has a sneaking suspicion
finds
hazards a guess
has sneaking suspicion
takes as read
draws the inference
discerns
intuits
premises
perceives
approximates
predicates
rates
grasps
comprehends
gets
places
recognizes
US
savvies
cognizes
trusts
takes
appreciates
tumbles to
sees
twigs
makes
thinks it likely
evaluates
recognises
UK
pretends
takes it as read
philosophises
UK
works out
takes as gospel truth
sizes up
takes a shot
catches on to
cottons on to
takes a stab
philosophizes
US
forms an opinion of
swears by
takes stock in
takes something read
takes something as given
posits
says
dreams
reads
considers it right
adjudicates
comes to the conclusion that
falls for
gets the idea
counts upon
thinks it likely that
bets
has an idea that
has as one's opinion
theorizes that
postulates that
observes
digs
appraises
notices
assimilates
notes
registers
groks
detects
deciphers
weighs up
knows
sums up
decodes
construes
fears
ventures a guess
risks assuming
disbelieves
has a suspicion
thinks it probable
has a sneaking feeling
harbors suspicion
has a foreboding
thinks probable
values
swears
decides
sets
valuates
puts
ranks
takes it for granted
counts
rules
numbers
buys
avers
credits
casts
classes
classifies
takes the view
looks on as being
views as being
classes as being
thinks of as being
regards as being
sets a figure on
forms an impression of
sees as being
forms opinion
laps up
entertains the idea
sets down
subscribes to the opinion
crosses heart
bets one's bottom dollar
sets store by
lays money on
swears up and down
hazards
anticipates
predicts
gauges
UK
implies
foresees
previsions
calculates
figures out
susses
forefeels
foreknows
discovers
picks
visualizes
US
visualises
UK
gages
US
has a sneaking suspicion of
thinks likely
jumps to a conclusion
gets the picture
dreams up
takes a stab at
goes out on a limb
makes a guess at
dare-says
latches on to
makes an estimate of
takes a shot at
cooks up
picks out
more ❯
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▲
(
with object
)
To say something in order to convey information or to express a feeling
speaks
says
talks
articulates
states
tells
utters
enunciates
mentions
pronounces
voices
announces
cites
exclaims
expresses
proclaims
verbalises
UK
verbalizes
US
vocalises
UK
vocalizes
US
affirms
airs
claims
declares
professes
relates
alleges
asserts
asseverates
attests
broadcasts
conveys
details
discloses
divulges
intimates
notes
opines
presses
promulgates
recites
relays
remarks
reports
vents
words
addresses
admits
advertises
advertizes
argues
avers
avouches
blurts
chatters
communicates
cries
delivers
denotes
enounces
explains
imparts
maintains
mouths
mumbles
mutters
offers
orates
outlines
phrases
pleads
predicates
presents
proposes
protests
publicises
UK
publicizes
US
purports
repeats
reveals
shouts
sounds
spills
spouts
testifies
vouches
blabs
chirps
clarifies
confesses
declaims
drawls
emphasises
UK
emphasizes
US
evinces
exposes
gabs
gases
indicates
intones
jaws
lips
modulates
murmurs
narrates
passes
perorates
pipes
quotes
reads
recounts
regurgitates
rehearses
retells
signals
soliloquizes
specifies
spiels
stresses
suggests
summarises
UK
summarizes
US
swears
translates
whispers
yaks
yammers
brings out
makes public
pops off
gives away
makes known
puts forth
puts into words
speaks about
talks about
comes out with
gets across
gives utterance to
gives voice to
puts across
puts forward
spells out
throws out
reels off
sounds out
gets off
makes clear
pipes up with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To declare to be untrue
refutes
denies
repudiates
contradicts
rejects
gainsays
disclaims
disavows
disaffirms
negates
disowns
disconfirms
rebuts
negatives
opposes
disallows
counters
contests
disputes
contravenes
cancels
crushes
exposes
cancels out
argues against
shows up
tears down
blows sky high
declares to be untrue
gives thumbs down to
takes a stand against
replies to
take issue with
argues
debunks
challenges
disproves
controverts
addresses
questions
examines
queries
discredits
moots
answers
canvasses
altercates
invalidates
bandies
canvases
wrangles
confutes
squelches
pettifogs
quashes
debates
proves false
disagrees with
argues about
objects to
contends over
proves wrong
calls into question
differs with
agitates against
dissents against
hammers away at
puts up argument
quibbles about
quibbles over
picks a bone
proves to be wrong
protests against
proves to be false
argues the pros and cons of
picks an argument with
shows to be wrong
shows to be false
shoots down
bandies words concerning
shoots full of holes
shoots down in flames
wonders about
has an argument about
blows out of the water
disacknowledges
declares untrue
renounces
crosses
impugns
explodes
disbelieves
dissents from
disagrees
belies
reverses
traverses
undermines
infirms
nullifies
forswears
calls in question
rebuffs
takes back
doubts
retracts
not buys
recants
has bone to pick
gives the lie to
annuls
abandons
retorts
revokes
bucks
confronts
responds
counteracts
backtalks
argues with
says the opposite of
withstands
naysays
combats
fights
brushes aside
resists
deflects
refuses to accept
flies in the face of
counterclaims
renders null and void
parries
abjures
eschews
retaliates against
pleads against
defends against
refuses
welshes
reneges
defends oneself against
goes back on your word
washes your hands of
drops out
worms out of
gives up
weasels out of
backpedals
withsays
spurns
takes exception to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To deal with (something), usually effectively
plays
addresses
handles
manages
fields
maneuvers
US
manoeuvres
UK
negotiates
hacks
manipulates
swings
treats
takes
contends with
copes with
grapples with
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