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Present participle for to disfavor or be against

Present participle for attack or criticize (someone)

Making things hot for someone

Present participle for to defy or put up an opposition to

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

Present participle for to feel repentant over

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

Not showing approval or favour towards an idea or action

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Verb

Present participle for to disfavor or be against

taking a dim view of

not thinking much of

discountenancing

tut-tutting over

tut-tutting about

taking exception to

not taking kindly to

finding unacceptable

not appreciating

having no stomach for

looking down on

making faces at

having no taste for

having hard feelings

losing interest in

bearing malice toward

shaking one's head

looking down one's nose on

finding repellent

regarding with disgust

having no liking for

having no taste

regarding with distaste

finding intolerable

having a down on

disagreeing with

holding in disfavour

finding distasteful

having an aversion to

not standing for

holding no brief for

counting me out

viewing with disfavour

indicating disapproval of

viewing with dislike

showing disapproval of

looking askance at

having a low opinion of

having no use for

not feeling like

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“So if you disapprove of this approach to public artworks, now is the time to start kicking up a stink.”

Verb

Present participle for attack or criticize (someone)

finding fault with

casting aspersions on

inveighing against

pouring scorn on

railing against

nitpicking about

picking holes in

pulling to pieces

throwing brickbats at

giving a bad press to

animadverting on

giving some stick to

vituperating against

getting angry with

fulminating against

picking to pieces

passing strictures upon

finding unacceptable

looking askance at

hauling over the coals

giving a rocket

doing a number on

taking exception to

tearing a strip off

taking a dim view of

tearing off a strip

remonstrating with

expressing strong disapproval of

giving the business

complaining about

cutting to bits

giving bad press

taking to pieces

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a bad press

giving someone hell

reading the riot act

protesting against

jumping down one's throat

expressing disapprobation of

climbing all over

expressing disapprobation

thinking badly of

jumping all over

holding forth against

throwing stones at

underestimating

doing a hatchet job on

tearing to shreds

taking swipe at

dragging through the mud

speaking ill of

stigmatizing^US

stigmatising^UK

dishonouring^UK

giving a bad name

slinging mud at

bringing into disrepute

casting a slur on

giving a black eye

scandalizing^US

detracting from

dragging through the mire

scandalising^UK

ripping up and down

bringing discredit to

flinging mud at

speaking badly of

tearing to pieces

blackening the name of

throwing mud at

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

bringing shame upon

reflecting badly on

spreading scandal about

bringing shame on

speaking evil of

giving something a battering

finding lacking

trivializing^US

nitpicking over

treating lightly

making light of

trivialising^UK

criticizing severely

marginalising^UK

giving something a bad press

look down one's nose at

marginalizing^US

giving someone a dressing-down

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

blackening the character of

going for the jugular

calling over the coals

cutting to the quick

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

giving someone bondi

criticizing harshly

quibbling about

grouching about

whingeing about

bellyaching about

sounding off about

taking a swipe at

cutting down to size

taking down a peg

letting someone have it

raking over the coals

jumping down someone's throat

misrepresenting

animadverting upon

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

laying down the law

giving a talking-to

shooting full of holes

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

arguing against

taking issue with

putting hooks in

reviewing unfavorably

bringing under fire

criticizing strongly

giving a tongue-lashing

declaiming against

gossiping about

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

holding responsible

holding someone to blame

holding accountable

calling to account

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

assaulting verbally

biting someone's head off

disagreeing with

showing someone up

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

passing judgment

having your knife in

putting a whammy on

rapping knuckles

looking askance

casting slur on

telling lies about

putting zingers on

running a smear campaign against

thundering against

inveigling against

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

hurting somebody's feelings

treating disrespectfully

stepping on one's toes

causing offence to

giving offence to

speaking of with disfavour

clamoring against

discountenancing

looking down on

having a pop at

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Verb

Making things hot for someone

Verb

Present participle for to defy or put up an opposition to

counterattacking

disagreeing with

fighting against

contending with

struggling against

arguing against

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

quarreling with

taking a stand against

putting up a fight against

speaking out against

striving against

not countenancing

speaking against

taking issue with

calling in question

running counter to

setting your face against

standing up and be counted against

turning the tables

flying in the face of

demurring against

demurring about

dissenting from

shaking one's head

having a problem with

calling into question

taking exception to

protesting against

rebelling against

kicking against

jockeying for position

crossing swords

refusing to accept

complaining about

competing against

going for broke

setting at naught

working against

interfering with

putting up an argument

having bone to pick

going up against

locking horns with

going head to head

setting against

going for the gold

putting up a fight

making a stand against

refusing to obey

failing to agree

agitating against

campaigning against

contending against

meeting head-on

opposing action

coming to blows

sparing no effort

grumbling about

holding out against

matching yourself against

going for the jugular

dissenting with

taking up arms against

finding fault with

setting as rivals

putting in opposition

counterbalancing

making a nonsense of

finding lacking

coming to blows with

rallying against

double-crossing

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

saying the opposite of

contenting against

going one on one with

going eyeball to eyeball with

going toe to toe with

facing off against

paying no heed to

committing a breach of

encroaching upon

taking no notice of

picking holes in

stabbing in the back

matching strength

going up against in contest

participating in

pitching oneself against

pitting oneself against

taking wind out of sails

thumbing nose at

throwing the book at

cutting to shreds

casting doubt upon

throwing doubt on

casting aspersions upon

battling against

giving thumbs down to

declaring to be untrue

blowing sky high

coming up against

coming into conflict

having a dispute

becoming involved

offending against

transgressing against

conflicting with

failing to observe

putting an end to

bringing to an end to

failing to comply with

seeking to displace

defending yourself

saying nothing doing

withholding assent

refusing to support

declining to support

expressing disagreement with

failing to agree with

expressing objection

expressing disagreement

saying not a chance

going for jugular

nominating yourself

knocking oneself out

putting up with

putting yourself forward

mixing it up with

giving all one's got

pitting against

making play for

giving your all

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Verb

Present participle for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

raising objections

expressing objections

protesting against

taking exception

expressing disagreement

expressing disapproval

expressing objections to

lodging a protest

taking exception to

arguing against

expressing disagreement with

expressing disapproval of

lodging a protest against

raising objections to

remonstrating against

having a problem

quarreling with

taking issue with

complaining about

drawing the line

grumbling about

having a problem with

taking a stand against

discountenancing

drawing the line at

making a fuss about

quibbling about

begging to differ

kvetching about

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

railing against

raising objection

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

making an objection

going-one-on-one

mixing it up with

Verb

Present participle for to feel repentant over

Adjective

Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation)

not best pleased

in high dudgeon

hot under the collar

bent out of shape

fed up to the teeth

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

at daggers drawn

foaming at the mouth

as cross as two sticks

gnashing one's teeth

cut to the quick

blue in the face

ill-humoured^UK

with all guns blazing

beside yourself with rage

out of countenance

carrying a chip on your shoulder

having short fuse

hot under collar

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

evil-intentioned

having got out of bed on the wrong side

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

having got out of bed the wrong side

easily offended

discombobulated

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Adjective

Not showing approval or favour towards an idea or action

antagonistic towards

dead set against

unsupportive of

ill-disposed towards

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