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(of two or more things) Contrasting or conflicting with each other

Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary

Having a disinclination

Tending to obstruct or harm

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations

Offensive or disgusting

Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome

Diverse in character or content

Unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful

Past tense for to defy or put up an opposition to

Past tense for compare, play off

Past tense for to attempt to stop the progression of

Past tense for to resist or endure (something) successfully

(of an action or event) Past tense for to prevent from happening

Past tense for to feel an intense dislike for

Past tense for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

Past tense for state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of

Past tense for to come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent

Past tense for to rise in opposition

Past tense for to differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match

Past tense for to express a different opinion

Past tense for to analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information

Past tense for rebel against

Past tense for to fend off or defend against something hostile

Past tense for to complain or grumble

Past tense for approach for conversation or solicitation

Past tense for to give force or effect toward

Militated against

Past tense for oppose

Past tense for to disregard the rules and refuse to conform

Past tense for to act in an opposing or contrary manner

Past tense for to express uncertainty

Past tense for be or seem to be equal or comparable to

Past tense for to protect or shield from harm or danger

Past tense for to cause to have no value or effect

Past tense for to criticize or scold sternly

Past tense for to snub and reject an offer or suggestion

Past tense for to counteract or equal the effect or importance of

Past tense for to enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

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Adjective

(of two or more things) Contrasting or conflicting with each other

at cross-purposes

mutually exclusive

diametrically opposed

distinguishable

inconsistent with

contradistinctive

like chalk and cheese

in disagreement

counterbalancing

self-contradictory

against the grain

unfavourable^UK

like night and day

as like as chalk and cheese

incommensurable

incompatible with

irreconcilable with

conflicting with

contradictory to

whale of difference

disproportionate

directly opposed to

contrasting with

at variance with

incompatible to

incongruent with

incomparable to

in the negative

discriminational

other than supposed

not capable of comparison

march to a different drummer

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“North American audiences will be exposed to two diametrically opposed interpretations of the material when he brings the project to their towns.”

Adjective

Characteristic of, or in the manner of, an adversary

“Personally, I am adamantly opposed to armed force and belong to a peace church that has a 450-year history of speaking out against all violence.”

Adjective

Having a disinclination

not in the mood

unenthusiastic about

not in favour of

unfavourable^UK

antipathetic to

ill-disposed to

antagonistic to

diffident about

circumspect about

unfavourably disposed to

dead set against

disinclined to accept

reluctant to accept

unwilling to accept

having no use for

vacillate about

have scruples about

have qualms about

have misgivings about

think twice about

disrelish something

have reservations about

not have the heart to

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Adjective

Tending to obstruct or harm

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

uncommunicative

not on speaking terms

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

uncomplimentary

evil-intentioned

on the debit side

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Adjective

Engaged in war

Adjective

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, or motivations

blowing hot and cold

on the horns of a dilemma

shilly-shallying

sitting on the fence

hemming and hawing

betwixt and between

running hot and cold

lacking confidence

open to question

humming and hawing

hedging your bets

like doubting Thomas

shillyshallying

settling nothing

proving nothing

unable to decide

having misgivings

have misgivings

have reservations

on pins and needles

not self-assured

lacking self-confidence

been hit before

having reservations

irresoluteoscillating

permission-seeking

attention-seeking

validation-seeking

all of a dither

lacking in confidence

lacking assurance

discombobulated

not born yesterday

out of countenance

unsure of yourself

like a fish out of water

approval-seeking

having stage fright

having butterflies

in a cold sweat

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

middle of the road

hanging by thread

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Adjective

Offensive or disgusting

beyond the pale

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

very unpleasant

unprepossessing

ill-favoured^UK

unsportsmanlike

beyond contempt

not up to snuff

a load of pants

blood-and-thunder

very disgusting

no oil painting

beneath contempt

highly improper

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

disadvantageous

not much to look at

as plain as a pikestaff

unfavourable^UK

unpleasant-tasting

antagonizing^US

too horrible for words

strictly for the birds

tough as old boots

unfit for human consumption

antagonising^UK

dissatisfactory

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

of poor quality

not up to scratch

less-than-stellar

not quite the done thing

not up to standard

good-for-nothing

Mephistophelian

poverty-stricken

under-the-table

against the law

against the rules

strong-smelling

ill-humoured^UK

demoralizing^US

good-for-naught

demoralising^UK

of bad reputation

confrontational

unconscientious

mephistophelean

like death warmed up

in the doghouse

double-crossing

stinking to high heaven

not good enough

out of character with

out of character

out of place with

inappropriate to

in the fast lane

pleasure-seeking

lacking restraint

gone to the dogs

unauthorized^US

insurrectionary

unauthorised^UK

dishonouring^UK

under-the-counter

under the table

contrary to law

under the counter

in violation of law

without law and order

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Adjective

Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

uncomplimentary

bright and early

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Adjective

Diverse in character or content

distinguishable

disproportionate

multicolored^US

multicoloured^UK

like night and day

many and various

like chalk and cheese

an assortment of

many and different

of every description

encyclopedic^US

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

cross-disciplinary

encyclopaedic^UK

interdenominational

general-purpose

not capable of comparison

march to a different drummer

black and white

brown and white

mutually exclusive

as like as chalk and cheese

diametrically opposed

incommensurable

contradistinctive

very inconsistent

discriminational

other than supposed

incompatible to

incongruent with

incomparable to

inconsistent with

in disagreement

at cross-purposes

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Adjective

Unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful

not naturalized

beyond your ken

out of the ordinary

uncharacteristic

unrepresentative

unrecognized^US

unrecognised^UK

out of the common

thin on the ground

few and far between

weird and wonderful

incomprehensible

previously unencountered

outside one's experience

out in left field

ground-breaking

state-of-the-art

off the beaten track

out of this world

individualistic

breaking new ground

in short supply

without parallel

in a league of its own

from left field

forward-looking

uncomprehensible

off the beaten path

too good to be true

non compos mentis

attention-grabbing

without warning

out of character

out of the question

hard to swallow

worthy of attention

out of the blue

personalized^US

transformational

differentiating

personalised^UK

very unconventional

once in a blue moon

difficult to believe

foreign-looking

not just another

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

beyond comprehension

beyond understanding

seldom met with

world-shattering

not in the cards

highly unlikely

beyond the bounds of possibility

beyond possibility

never to be forgotten

out of all reason

beyond all reason

off beaten path

full of character

never before encountered

breaking ground

against the rules

taking the cake

contrary to the rules

of unsound mind

beyond the pale

sick in the head

of doubtful honesty

open to question

not quite right

under suspicion

mad as a hatter

foaming at the mouth

away with the fairies

stark raving mad

nutty as a fruitcake

mad as a March hare

stark staring mad

like nothing on earth

not right in the head

have bats in the belfry

round the twist

not right upstairs

not quite right in the head

have kangaroos in the top paddock

as daft as a brush

not the full shilling

have a screw loose

highly coloured

in the minority

inconsequential

hard to come by

earth-shattering

carrying a lot of weight

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

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Verb

Past tense for to defy or put up an opposition to

counterattacked

struggled against

took a stand against

taken a stand against

put up a fight against

spoke out against

spoken out against

striven against

not countenanced

took issue with

taken issue with

called in question

setted your face against

stood up and be counted against

turned the tables

flew in the face of

flown in the face of

rebelled against

protested against

called into question

competed against

put up an argument

jockeyed for position

refused to accept

interfered with

complained about

had bone to pick

locked horns with

refused to obey

setted at naught

protested about

faced off against

demurred against

mixed it up with

put yourself forward

cast doubt upon

come up against

made a stand against

put in opposition

cast aspersions upon

taken exception to

took exception to

found fault with

done battle with

did battle with

failed to agree

went up against

gone up against

raised objections

picked holes in

campaigned against

made a nonsense of

agitated against

battled against

counterbalanced

shot full of holes

spared no effort

skirmished with

got into conflict with

held out against

conflicted with

transgressed against

offended against

come out against

contended against

crossed swords with

failed to observe

stabbed in the back

went for jugular

gone for jugular

kicked over the traces

dug your heels in

matched yourself against

rallied against

declared to be untrue

said the opposite of

said not a chance

gone head to head

participated in

contented against

gone for the gold

dug in one's heels

pitted yourself against

refused to accept the authority of

matched strength

failed to comply with

withheld assent

declined to support

failed to agree with

came up against

had a problem with

pitched oneself against

expressed disagreement with

went for the gold

brought to an end to

expressed objection

encroached upon

refused to support

nominated yourself

come to blows with

come into conflict

paid no heed to

went head to head

said nothing doing

thumbed nose at

committed a breach of

pinned something on

become involved

knocked oneself out

come into conflict with

pitted oneself against

expressed disagreement

came out against

took up arms against

taken up arms against

came to blows with

taken no notice of

took no notice of

went up against in contest

gone up against in contest

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

shook one's head

shaken one's head

flew in face of

flown in face of

took the bull by the horns

taken the bull by the horns

gone for the jugular

went for the jugular

became involved

came into conflict with

came into conflict

thrown doubt on

thrown the book at

threw the book at

gave it one's all

given it one's all

gave thumbs down to

given thumbs down to

given one's all

gave all one's got

given all one's got

went one on one with

went toe to toe with

gone one on one with

gone toe to toe with

went eyeball to eyeball with

gone eyeball to eyeball with

begged to differ

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“They came to oppose attempts by the London fire authority to remove one of the station's two engines.”

Verb

Past tense for compare, play off

Verb

Past tense for to attempt to stop the progression of

Verb

Past tense for to resist or endure (something) successfully

Verb

(of an action or event) Past tense for to prevent from happening

circumnavigated

stood in the way of

brought to a close

defended against

interfered with

steered clear of

nipped in the bud

put the kibosh on

put the stopper on

took wind out of

taken wind out of

put the mockers on

upset the apple cart

put a spoke in someone's wheel

short-circuited

upset one's apple cart

put your two cents in

put the brakes on

put the chill on

put a damper on

guarded against

gotten in the way

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

got in the way of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

gotten in the way of

thrown a spanner in the works of

threw a spanner in the works of

finished something

defended oneself against

discountenanced

criminalized^US

cooked someone's goose

run circles around

run rings around

criminalised^UK

halted in its tracks

declared illegal

threw a spanner in the works

defended yourself

poked your nose in

cramped one's style

brought an end to

stuck your oar in

stuck your nose in

poured cold water on

thrown a spanner in the works

brought to a standstill

thrown cold water on

threw cold water on

given the run-around

ran rings around

ran circles around

gave the run-around

took out of play

taken out of play

threw monkey wrench in

thrown monkey wrench in

gave a hard time

given a hard time

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

gave the thumbs down to

gave the red light to

given the red light to

given the thumbs down to

thrown a monkey wrench in the works

threw a monkey wrench in the works

upset the applecart

dragged one's feet

disorganized^US

made it impracticable for

made impossible

made it impossible for

dashed one's hope

made impracticable

rendered null and void

shielded yourself from

closed one's doors to

made unnecessary

beaten around the bush

come to a standstill

given the run around

gave the run around

acted like a wet blanket

avoided the issue

took one's time

taken one's time

got the better of

gotten the better of

took wind out of sails

taken wind out of sails

forgotten about

came to a standstill

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Verb

Past tense for to feel an intense dislike for

disliked greatly

felt hostile towards

found intolerable

regarded with disgust

beared a grudge against

felt aversion towards

felt revulsion towards

regarded with contempt

discountenanced

taken a dim view of

took a dim view of

not thought much of

found unacceptable

not taken kindly to

taken exception to

took exception to

looked askance at

tut-tutted over

tut-tutted about

found repellent

had no liking for

held in disfavour

found distasteful

not appreciated

regarded with distaste

had an aversion to

lost interest in

indicated disapproval of

viewed with dislike

viewed with disfavour

had hard feelings

had no stomach for

had no taste for

expressed a poor opinion of

held no brief for

remonstrated against

had a low opinion of

looked down your nose at

found fault with

had a poor opinion of

had a problem with

shown disapproval of

showed disapproval of

beared malice toward

taken dim view of

took dim view of

felt aversion to

regarded with repugnance

felt repugnance towards

felt hostility to

felt hostile to

felt repelled by

felt revulsion to

felt contempt for

disliked intensely

found disgusting

had a strong aversion to

felt repugnance

felt distaste for

felt disgust for

poured scorn on

heaped scorn on

felt hostility towards

felt disgust towards

felt animosity to

had aversion to

looked down one's nose on

felt aversion toward

felt repugnance toward

looked down nose at

felt hostility toward

shaken one's head

shook one's head

showed displeasure

shown displeasure

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Verb

Past tense for to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something

raised objections

expressed objections

protested against

taken exception

expressed disagreement

expressed disapproval

expressed objections to

lodged a protest

took exception to

taken exception to

expressed disagreement with

expressed disapproval of

lodged a protest against

raised objections to

remonstrated against

took issue with

taken issue with

complained about

had a problem with

took a stand against

taken a stand against

discountenanced

drew the line at

drawn the line at

made a fuss about

begged to differ

kicked up a fuss

kicked up a stink

raised objection

kicked up a fuss about

kicked up a stink about

made an objection

went-one-on-one

gone-one-on-one

mixed it up with

raised an objection

expressed doubts

expressed opposition

expressed doubt

come out against

opposed strongly

voiced disapproval

inveighed against

complained vociferously about

objected strongly to

made a protest to

took umbrage at

taken umbrage at

took offence at

taken offence at

spoken out against

spoke out against

taken up the cudgels

took up the cudgels

came out against

taken a dim view

took a dim view

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Verb

Past tense for state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of

declared untrue

disacknowledged

shot down in flames

shot full of holes

took exception to

taken exception to

turned thumbs down

stood in the way

called into question

discountenanced

flown in the face of

flew in the face of

given the red light to

gave thumbs down to

given thumbs down to

gave something a miss

gave the thumbs down to

given the thumbs down to

given something a miss

gave the red light to

cut down to size

proved impossible

picked holes in

knocked the bottom out of

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

drove a coach and horses through

gave the lie to

driven a coach and horses through

given the lie to

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Verb

Past tense for to come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent

went one-on-one

gone one-on-one

met eyeball-to-eyeball

called one's bluff

came up against

come up against

went up against

gone up against

came face to face with

come face to face with

put up a fight against

held out against

called someone's bluff

stood up against

treated with contempt

mustered courage

hurled defiance at

run the gauntlet

stepped over the line

knocked chip off shoulder

took a stand against

taken a stand against

thrown down the gauntlet at

threw down the gauntlet at

flown in face of

flew in face of

threw down gauntlet

ran the gauntlet

thrown down gauntlet

stayed the course

stood your ground

looked straight in the eye

started something

initiated a discussion with

stuck to your guns

discussed something with

knocked the chip off one's shoulder

met face to face

remonstrated with

invited to debate

did something about it

thrown down the gauntlet

asked for trouble

done something about it

threw down the gauntlet

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Verb

Past tense for to rise in opposition

marched against

came out against

come out against

mounted a rebellion

rose up in arms

risen up in arms

staged a rebellion

rose in opposition

risen in opposition

mounted the barricades

stirred up trouble

taken to the streets

took to the streets

gone on rampage

went on rampage

refused to obey orders

defied authority

disobeyed authority

manned the barricades

opposed authority

resisted authority

defied the authorities

got out of line

gotten out of line

took up arms against

took part in an insurrection

took part in an uprising

taken part in an uprising

taken part in an insurrection

taken up arms against

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Verb

Past tense for to differ strikingly or to be an unsuitable match

Verb

Past tense for to express a different opinion

took issue with

taken issue with

contradicted each other

ripped into each other

went for the jugular

gone for the jugular

protested against

failed to agree

taken exception

had a disagreement

fought like cat and dog

had an altercation

batted around or back and forth

went at it hammer and tongs

gone at it hammer and tongs

exchanged views

jumped on one's case

had an argument

stirred up opinion

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Verb

Past tense for to analyze or argue against a claim or piece of information

called into question

agitated against

dissented against

hammered away at

put up argument

argued the pros and cons of

gave thumbs down to

given thumbs down to

picked an argument with

protested against

proved to be false

proved to be wrong

showed to be false

shown to be false

showed to be wrong

shown to be wrong

took issue with

taken issue with

blew out of the water

blown out of the water

declared to be untrue

had an argument about

shot down in flames

took a stand against

taken a stand against

shot full of holes

bandied words concerning

knocked the bottom out of

made a nonsense of

drove a coach and horses through

gave the lie to

driven a coach and horses through

given the lie to

pleaded against

retaliated against

defended oneself against

defended against

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Verb

Past tense for rebel against

came out against

come out against

got out of line

gotten out of line

rocked the boat

refused to obey orders

opposed authority

resisted authority

defied authority

disobeyed authority

took part in an uprising

taken to the streets

took to the streets

shown resistance

taken part in an uprising

taken up arms against

showed resistance

took up arms against

staged a rebellion

manned the barricades

mounted a rebellion

mounted the barricades

defied the authorities

risen up in arms

took part in an insurrection

rose up in arms

taken part in an insurrection

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Verb

Past tense for to fend off or defend against something hostile

Verb

Past tense for to complain or grumble

lodged a complaint

made a complaint

spoke out against

spoken out against

kicked up a fuss

kicked up a stink

put the boot in

inveighed against

protested against

found fault with

made a fuss about

fulminated against

complained about

picked holes in

taken exception to

took exception to

hypercriticized

talked under your breath

more ❯

Verb

Past tense for approach for conversation or solicitation

Verb

Past tense for to give force or effect toward

Verb

Militated against

counted against

militated against

weighed against

Verb

Past tense for oppose

Verb

Past tense for to disregard the rules and refuse to conform

rebelled against

revolutionised^UK

revolutionized^US

failed to comply with

failed to observe

paid no heed to

setted at naught

broke the rules

broken the rules

dug your heels in

flew in the face of

flown in the face of

refused to comply

refused to obey

flew in face of

flown in face of

paid no attention to

took law into own hands

taken law into own hands

went counter to

gone counter to

Verb

Past tense for to act in an opposing or contrary manner

rebelled against

revolted against

rose up against

risen up against

Verb

Past tense for to express uncertainty

Verb

Past tense for be or seem to be equal or comparable to

Verb

Past tense for to protect or shield from harm or danger

Verb

Past tense for to cause to have no value or effect

Verb

Past tense for to criticize or scold sternly

remonstrated with

gave someone a bollocking

given someone a bollocking

let someone have it

gave a talking-to

given a talking-to

hauled over the coals

read the riot act

gave someone a caning

given someone a caning

jumped down one's throat

called on the carpet

gave someone a row

given someone a row

gave someone a wigging

given someone a wigging

climbed all over

gave someone a mouthful

given someone a mouthful

rapped over the knuckles

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

gave someone an earful

given someone an earful

gave someone a roasting

given someone a roasting

gave someone a rocket

given someone a rocket

gave someone a rollicking

given someone a rollicking

gave someone a telling-off

given someone a telling-off

gave someone hell

given someone hell

tore off a strip

torn off a strip

gave someone a rating

given someone a rating

gave someone what for

given someone what for

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Verb

Past tense for to snub and reject an offer or suggestion

Verb

Past tense for to counteract or equal the effect or importance of

counterbalanced

compensated for

Verb

Past tense for to enter or participate in a contest, usually as a political candidate

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