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What is another word for
flies in the face of
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▼
▲
To dispute the validity of
To act in a manner highly contrary to
To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude
(
deviate from
)
To run counter to
To cause to have no value or effect
To refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)
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▲
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
contends
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
rallies against
rebels against
feuds with
gainsays
rivals
throws down
puts up a fight against
takes on
crosses
contends with
struggles against
takes a stand against
argues with
faces
repels
withstands
disagrees
bucks
goes against
runs counter to
strives against
attacks
thwarts
disapproves
dissents
quarrels with
shoots full of holes
sets your face against
disconfirms
confutes
repudiates
rejects
checks
blocks
belies
dislikes
beats
contravenes
obstructs
protests
argues against
conflicts with
makes a nonsense of
speaks against
speaks out against
takes a stand
frowns at
not countenances
puts up an argument
clashes with
stands up and be counted against
gives the lie to
encounters
meets head-on
prevents
hinders
vies against
takes wind out of sails
has bone to pick
takes
confounds
assails
assaults
differs with
differs from
drives a coach and horses through
counterattacks
withstays
gainstands
takes issue
reacts
gainstays
withsits
withsets
breaks
negatives
repulses
rebuffs
wards off
disavows
discusses
disaffirms
discredits
disclaims
fends off
staves off
unseats
holds out against
kicks against
duels
debunks
disowns
disallows
explodes
meets
matches
holds at bay
fights off
traverses
naysays
declares untrue
shoots down
brushes aside
shoots down in flames
opposes action
spares no effort
competes with
makes a stand against
competes against
tangles with
campaigns against
differs
demurs
diverges
objects
nonconcurs
renounces
refuses
abjures
stickles
rebels
pettifogs
wrangles
discords
balks
US
varies
divides
disaccords
declines
shies
puts up a fight
withholds assent
breaks with
baulks
UK
says not a chance
expresses disagreement
says nothing doing
refuses to support
declines to support
expresses objection
fails to agree with
expresses disagreement with
says no way
quibbles over
raises objections to
doubts
condemns
censures
strongly disagrees
frowns on
has a problem with
criticizes
US
kicks
complains
thunders
blasts
dare
rails
protests strongly at
declaims against
criticises
UK
makes a fuss about
fulminates against
baulks at
criticizea severely
opposes strongly
rails against
argues about
refuses to accept
wonders about
complains vociferously about
kicks up a fuss about
makes a protest against
rages against
expresses disapproval of
casts aspersions on
remonstrates about
complains about
raises doubts about
kicks up a stink about
disagrees violently with
complains bitterly about
expostulates about
inveighs against
calls in
quarrels
thinks wrong
shakes one's head
dares
throws down the gauntlet
inveighs
fulminates
castigates
diverges from
fails to agree
firmly opposes
strenuously disagrees
forcefully opposes
rants
vociferates
impedes
fumes
restrains
stops
stems
inhibits
halts
frustrates
vituperates
berates
upbraids
relucts
curbs
abuses
jaws
scolds
whips
reviles
rates
stonewalls
takes up arms against
countervails
counteracts
locks horns with
dissents with
kicks up
chews out
takes great exception to
tongue-lashes
thunders against
bawls out
faults
probes
puts out a feeler question
looks into
tests the waters
excepts
balks at
draws a line in the sand
refuses to
draws the line at
knocks
suspects
reproves
finds fault
cavils at
reasons
finds fault with
admonishes
expostulates
protests to
makes a protest to
takes exception
mistrusts
distrusts
misdoubts
disbelieves
examines
moots
canvasses
answers
altercates
bandies
invalidates
harbours reservations about
entertains doubts about
expresses suspicions about
has hesitations about
has reservations about
throws doubt on
expresses reservations about
feels uneasy about
casts doubt on
has suspicions about
casts doubt upon
harbours suspicions about
puzzles over
crushes
canvases
proves to be wrong
contends over
agitates against
argues the pros and cons of
has an argument about
shows up
tears down
picks a bone
shows to be wrong
gives thumbs down to
quashes
puts up argument
proves false
bandies words concerning
dissents against
squelches
blows out of the water
shows to be false
blows sky high
quibbles about
proves to be false
hammers away at
declares to be untrue
proves wrong
picks an argument with
declaims
curses
yells at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To act in a manner highly contrary to
contravenes
violates
defies
disobeys
flouts
infringes
breaks
breaches
disregards
ignores
opposes
challenges
contradicts
goes against
rebels against
refuses to obey
kicks against
sets at naught
disagrees with
infracts
transgresses
fails to comply with
offends
commits a breach of
fails to observe
oversteps
resists
traduces
fractures
trespasses
pays no heed to
takes no notice of
encroaches
withstands
transgresses against
rebels
counteracts
neglects
pays no attention to
repudiates
mocks
sets aside
bucks
goes counter to
digs your heels in
dare
crosses the line
sets your face against
scouts
exceeds
goes beyond
rides roughshod over
falls foul of
violates law
reneges on
despises
contemns
hurls defiance at
spurns
thumbs nose at
refuses to accept the authority of
dissents
fights
kicks over the traces
comes out against
revolts
riots
bypasses
mutinies
objects
revolutionizes
US
shirks
misbehaves
refuses to comply
balks
US
differs
dares
deserts
runs riot
baulks
UK
recalcitrates
disagrees
rises in arms
revolutionises
UK
evades
breaks rules
strikes
takes law into own hands
declines
flies in face of
breaks the rules
vetoes
takes no account of
leaves out
rejects
crosses
thwarts
combats
fights against
rages against
struggles against
offends against
deviates
goes off the reservation
goes rogue
goes against the grain
more ❯
“Doesn't that sort of
fly in the face of
this argument that big money corrupts the system?”
Verb
▲
To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude
braves
endures
bears
withstands
weathers
confronts
defies
faces
puts up with
suffers
risks
takes
tolerates
challenges
copes with
crosses
dare
dares
deals with
fights
handles
resists
sits through
sticks out
sustains
tackles
takes on
undergoes
bears the brunt of
braces oneself for
faces up to
goes through
goes up against
grapples with
grins and bear
meets head on
outbraves
outdares
outfaces
prevails against
resigns oneself to
rides out
stands
stands fast
stands up against
stands up to
stomachs
subjects oneself to
swallows
beards
braves out
brazens
brazens out
breasts
courts
flies in face of
lives out
lives through
sits and takes it
squares off against
ventures
stand your ground
opposes
survives
thwarts
repels
combats
disputes
contests
bucks
sticks
braces
duels
traverses
copes
violates
holds out against
bears up against
holds off
stands firm against
hangs tough
stands firm
holds your ground
perseveres in the face of
holds the line against
remains firm
puts up struggle
hangs on
holds out
takes it
sticks fast
wins out
goes the distance against
comes through
outlasts
gets through
outlives
remains
pulls through
overcomes
prevails
surmounts
rises above
hold your own
carries on
stick to your guns
outstays
continues
lasts
outwears
contends with
endures beyond
lives longer than
stays the course
makes it through
comes through unscathed
meets head-on
lasts longer than
lives on after
meets
persists
experiences
perseveres
brooks
abides
holds on
faces down
faces out
comes up against
stares down
squares up to
comes out of
sticks it out
sees through
breaks through
goes one-on-one
recovers from
comes face to face with
remains alive after
passes through
makes it
meets eyeball-to-eyeball
lasts out
keeps up
holds up
faces up
sits out
escapes
encounters
outstands
taking one's lumps
lives after
engages
battles
pits oneself against
toughs out
negotiates
makes a comeback
pulls out of it
passes
eyeballs
countenances
wears
affronts
accosts
allows
plays
gainstands
gainstays
withstays
withsits
withsets
braces for
toughs it out
submits to
squares off
plays against
makes a stand
takes the bull by the horns
comes to grips
persists with
dies hard against
perseveres against
keeps your head above water
comes out on top
operates
runs
fronts
holds
flouts
takes a stand against
calls someone's bluff
treats with contempt
keeps going
lives on
bears up
chugs away
plugs away
goes the distance
stands up
stays on
goes on
wears well
runs on
carries through
rides
weathers storm
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Verb
▲
(
deviate from
)
To run counter to
deviates
departs
contradicts
diverges
contravenes
controverts
belies
conflicts with
contrasts with
clashes with
differs from
deviates from
runs counter to
departs from
diverges from
Verb
▲
To cause to have no value or effect
negates
cancels
annuls
nullifies
rescinds
repeals
quashes
abrogates
voids
abolishes
revokes
reverses
vacates
disannuls
countermands
retracts
avoids
dissolves
nulls
overrules
abates
overturns
undoes
kills
obviates
removes
neutralises
UK
neutralizes
US
annihilates
counteracts
vitiates
dumps
blackballs
counterchecks
redresses
contravenes
crosses
dings
frustrates
impugns
opposes
stonewalls
traverses
strikes down
rolls back
renders invalid
wipes out
cancels out
renders null and void
makes ineffective
breaks with
puts down
turns down
turns thumbs down
works against
interferes with
runs counter to
Verb
▲
To refuse to have anything to do with (anymore)
repudiates
rejects
spurns
declines
refuses
renounces
abandons
negatives
disapproves
passes
reprobates
disowns
nixes
rebuffs
disavows
forsakes
abjures
deselects
forswears
relinquishes
denies
deserts
discards
eschews
abnegates
dumps
recants
sheds
surrenders
ousts
disprofesses
disacknowledges
disinherits
rescinds
banishes
turns down
passes up
gives up
throws out
balks at
casts aside
throws over
casts off
breaks with
cuts off
turns your back on
defects from
not accepts
has nothing more to do with
has no more truck with
refuses to acknowledge
washes your hands of
lays aside
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