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Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument

A group of opponents, especially in sport, business, or politics

A contrast or antithesis

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

The state of being intractable

A dislike for someone or something

Conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions

A person who opposes, especially a member of an official opposition

Complaint, criticism

A refusal to conform to rules, laws or standards

An abrupt or ungracious rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture

The act or an instance of dissuading

The act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation

A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness

A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment

The action of interfering or the process of being interfered with

The absence or opposite of something actual or positive

An outnumbered group

Annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself

The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with

Something that encumbers progress or movement

An action such as prolonged speaking which obstructs progress in a legislative assembly in a way that does not technically contravene the required procedures

The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions

Antigovernment or anarchist

In opposition to official policy

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Noun

Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument

obstructiveness

contradistinction

civil disobedience

unwillingness to accept

disinclination to accept

refusal to accept

reluctance to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

unsusceptibility

insusceptibility

invulnerability

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“To appease the vocal opposition to the privatisation threat, the government tightened the provisions against extra billing and queue jumping.”

Noun

A group of opponents, especially in sport, business, or politics

“In any event, it is not the coach's business to let the opposition know beforehand the team's weaknesses in any area.”

Noun

A contrast or antithesis

contradistinction

differentiation

incompatibility

distinctiveness

incongruousness

irreconcilability

lack of congruence

contradictoriness

lack of similarity

disproportionateness

polarisation^UK

polarization^US

lack of harmony

irreconcilable difference

difference of opinion

lack of consistency

contradiction in terms

incomparability

diversification

parting of the ways

wide area of difference

distinguishment

inappropriateness

inharmoniousness

fractionalization

amount of difference

misunderstanding

preferentiality

incommensurateness

lack of balance

telling the difference

multifariousness

setting against

unconventionality

freak of nature

lack of relation

lack of proportion

heterogeneousness

miscellaneousness

disconnectedness

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“Maori folklore focuses on oppositions between pairs, such as earth and sky, life and death, and male and female.”

Noun

Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof

dissatisfaction

counter-argument

formal complaint

howl of protest

chorus of disapproval

howls of protest

statement of opposition

taking exception

argument against

difficulty with

alarums and excursions

hell broke loose

Sturm und Drang

state of unrest

hustle and bustle

breach of the peace

fuss and bother

disorganization^US

apprehensiveness

disorganisation^UK

nervous excitement

monkey business

storms of protest

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Noun

The state of being intractable

intractableness

obstreperousness

insubordination

unmanageability

ungovernableness

uncontrollableness

uncontrollability

throwing of the gauntlet

cantankerousness

ungovernability

incorrigibility

uncooperativeness

civil disobedience

misbehaviour^UK

mischievousness

lack of cooperation

breaking the rules

failure to observe

non-compliance with

refusal to obey orders

refusal to obey

incitement to riot

fomentation of discontent

incitement to rebellion

injudiciousness

rebelling against

lack of compliance with

taking no notice of

paying no heed to

flying in the face of

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Noun

A dislike for someone or something

dissatisfaction

contentiousness

lack of enthusiasm

having no use for

bee in one's bonnet

second thoughts

backwardness in coming forward

pangs of conscience

incompatibility

discontentedness

disillusionment

disreputableness

disconsolateness

loss of reputation

downheartedness

heaviness of heart

heavy-heartedness

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Noun

Conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions

incompatibility

difference of opinion

lack of agreement

misunderstanding

competitiveness

keeping up with the Joneses

lack of concord

extreme dislike

inharmoniousness

divided loyalties

internal strife

conflict of opinion

contradictoriness

insubordination

counter-argument

contradistinction

dog eat dog nature

bone of contention

green-eyed monster

bit of argy-bargy

passage of arms

passage at arms

dissatisfaction

contentiousness

exchange of views

parting of the ways

acrimonious exchange

unharmoniousness

quarrelsomeness

fractionalization

conflict of interest

palace intrigue

palace politics

irreconcilable difference

knock down and drag out

verbal sparring

disillusionment

rough and tumble

exchange of blows

physical encounter

setting against

rough-and-tumble

knock-down-drag-out

cause célèbre

Sturm und Drang

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Noun

A person who opposes, especially a member of an official opposition

Noun

Complaint, criticism

stream of abuse

character assassination

verbal onslaught

verbal disapproval

mocking comment

torrent of abuse

underestimation

critical remarks

critical remark

rap over the knuckles

slap on the wrist

dissatisfaction

excommunication

punitive action

stigmatization^US

harsh criticism

stigmatisation^UK

slap in the face

kick in the teeth

disreputableness

anathematization

loss of reputation

threat of punishment

pronouncement of guilt

declaration of guilt

determining guilt

blameworthiness

bill of indictment

considered opinion

sending up the river

oral punishment

flea in your ear

piece of one's mind

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Noun

A refusal to conform to rules, laws or standards

Noun

An abrupt or ungracious rejection of an offer, request, or friendly gesture

cold-shouldering

silent treatment

the old heave-ho

smack in the eye

smack in the face

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

negative response

discountenancing

sending to Coventry

lack of acceptance

dissatisfaction

disconfirmation

counterstatement

disacknowledgement

statement abnegation

refusal to acknowledge

refusing to speak

ignoring of someone

excommunication

a kick in the teeth

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Noun

The act or an instance of dissuading

stumbling block

deterring factor

retarding device

putting an end to

nipping in the bud

putting an stop to

defensive measures

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Noun

The act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation

verbal onslaught

stream of abuse

dissatisfaction

character assassination

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

torrent of abuse

civil disobedience

rap over the knuckles

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Noun

A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness

shilly-shallying

inconclusiveness

confusion dilemma

humming and hawing

blowing hot and cold

lack of resolution

second thoughts

shillyshallying

lack of certainty

sitting on the fence

stalling for time

questionableness

faint-heartedness

procrastination

half-heartedness

hemming and hawing

mistrustfulness

distrustfulness

lack of confidence

delaying tactics

lack of conviction

kicking the can down the road

lack of enthusiasm

unassertiveness

self-consciousness

dragging your feet

lack of self-confidence

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Noun

A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment

ultraconservatism

conservativeness

unprogessiveness

conventionalism

Noun

The action of interfering or the process of being interfered with

backseat driving

sticking one's oar in

intervention in

infringement of

encroachment on

interference with

forced entrance

interruption of

acting as an intermediary

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Noun

The absence or opposite of something actual or positive

disconfirmation

neutralisation^UK

neutralization^US

other side of the coin

another adverse

the other side of the coin

the other extreme

other side of coin

opposite number

counterstatement

negative response

backpedaling^US

backpedalling^UK

statement abnegation

discountenancing

kick in the teeth

cancellation^UK

cold-shouldering

dissatisfaction

disacknowledgement

smack in the eye

smack in the face

refusal to acknowledge

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Noun

An outnumbered group

the outnumbered

Noun

Annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult to or disregard for oneself

wounded feelings

dissatisfaction

righteous anger

discontentedness

chip on your shoulder

fit of bad humour

sense of injury

cantankerousness

low boiling point

contentiousness

acrimoniousness

disillusionment

extreme dislike

evil intentions

mean-spiritedness

contradistinction

chip on one's shoulder

hateful feeling

ill-disposedness

uncharitableness

hardness of heart

bee in one's bonnet

uncertain temper

more heat than light

personality conflict

mutual hostility

being rubbed up the wrong way

mischievousness

strong aversion

intense dislike

disconsolateness

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

insubordination

heaviness of heart

slap in the face

left-handed compliment

irrational fear

frenzy of anger

fit of ill temper

paroxysm of rage

fit of bad temper

paroxysm of anger

ruffled feathers

obstructiveness

bone of contention

overwhelming anxiety about

civil disobedience

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

bane of one's life

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Noun

The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with

broad-mindedness

open-mindedness

lack of prejudice

progressiveness

permisssiveness

long-sufferingness

humanitarianism

latitudinarianism

putting up with

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

lack of protest

lack of complaint

acceptance of the inevitable

imperturbability

tranquillity^UK

even-temperedness

intestinal fortitude

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Noun

Something that encumbers progress or movement

stumbling block

fly in the ointment

spanner in the works

monkey wrench in the works

millstone around your neck

circumscription

stumbling stone

psychological baggage

millstone round someone's neck

stone in one's path

defensive measures

thorn in one's side

monkey on one's back

putting an end to

putting an stop to

nipping in the bud

procrastination

cooling-off period

period of waiting

holding pattern

speechification

kicking the can down the road

delaying tactics

holding the floor

mountain to climb

disqualification

immobilization^US

immobilisation^UK

precautionary measure

preventive measure

protective measure

restricted access

piece of bad luck

reversal of fortune

kick in the teeth

restraining order

bone of contention

stroke of bad luck

line of defense

blocking object

discontinuation

anticipatory measure

unfortunate development

reverse of fortune

whole new ballgame

overdevelopment

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Noun

An action such as prolonged speaking which obstructs progress in a legislative assembly in a way that does not technically contravene the required procedures

procrastination

speechification

delaying tactics

holding the floor

kicking the can down the road

Noun

The art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions

Adjective

Antigovernment or anarchist

Adjective

In opposition to official policy

individualistic

insurrectionary

out of the ordinary

off the beaten path

out in left field

off the beaten track

uncharacteristic

out of this world

unrepresentative

untrammelled^UK

self-interested

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

wrapped up in oneself

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