| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abjuration | formal renouncing of belief |
| 2. | antithesis | direct opposite or contrast |
| 3. | backtracking | withdrawing a previous position |
| 4. | ban | official or public prohibition |
| 5. | bar | something that prevents or excludes |
| 6. | block | an action stopping something |
| 7. | brushing off | dismissing or rejecting casually |
| 8. | challenge | questioning truth or validity |
| 9. | check | something that restrains or stops |
| 10. | confutation | disproof of an argument |
| 11. | contradiction | a statement of the opposite |
| 12. | contrariety | opposition or inconsistency |
| 13. | contrariness | habitual opposition or refusal |
| 14. | counterclaim | claim made against another claim |
| 15. | countering | acting against a claim or move |
| 16. | counterstatement | statement opposing another statement |
| 17. | curb | something that restrains or limits |
| 18. | demurral | expression of doubt or objection |
| 19. | denegation | formal denial or refusal |
| 20. | denial | a statement that something is untrue |
| 21. | disaffirmance | formal denial of validity |
| 22. | disagreement | lack of shared opinion |
| 23. | disapproval | unfavorable judgment or refusal |
| 24. | disavowal | denial of responsibility or support |
| 25. | disavowance | formal denial or disclaimer |
| 26. | disbelief | inability or refusal to believe |
| 27. | disclaimer | statement denying responsibility or intent |
| 28. | disconfirmation | evidence showing something untrue |
| 29. | discord | lack of agreement or harmony |
| 30. | disowning | denying connection or responsibility |
| 31. | disproof | evidence showing something false |
| 32. | dispute | argument against truth or claim |
| 33. | dissent | disagreement with an accepted view |
| 34. | doubt | uncertainty about truth or certainty |
| 35. | ending | the act of stopping |
| 36. | evasion | avoidance of a direct answer |
| 37. | falsification | showing something to be false |
| 38. | fending off | resisting or warding away |
| 39. | firm no | clear and definite refusal |
| 40. | flat refusal | complete and direct refusal |
| 41. | forbiddance | act of prohibiting |
| 42. | forswearing | formal renouncing or denying |
| 43. | gainsaying | denial or contradiction |
| 44. | hard no | definite refusal or rejection |
| 45. | holding out against | continuing to resist |
| 46. | incompatibility | state of not fitting together |
| 47. | inconsistency | lack of agreement within itself |
| 48. | interdiction | authoritative prohibition |
| 49. | knocking back | rejecting or refusing |
| 50. | nay | an old-fashioned no vote |
| 51. | naysaying | habitual expression of denial |
| 52. | negative | an expression of no |
| 53. | no | a direct expression of refusal |
| 54. | nonacceptance | refusal to accept |
| 55. | nonadmission | refusal to admit truth |
| 56. | nonaffirmation | failure to affirm or confirm |
| 57. | nonagreement | absence of agreement |
| 58. | nonassent | failure or refusal to agree |
| 59. | nonbelief | absence of belief |
| 60. | nonconcurrence | refusal to agree formally |
| 61. | nonconsent | lack of permission or agreement |
| 62. | nonendorsement | refusal to support publicly |
| 63. | nonrecognition | refusal to acknowledge officially |
| 64. | objection | expression of opposition or disapproval |
| 65. | opposing | acting against or resisting |
| 66. | opposite | something completely different or contrary |
| 67. | opposition | resistance or contrast to something |
| 68. | overruling | rejecting by higher authority |
| 69. | prohibition | official act of forbidding |
| 70. | proscription | official condemnation or ban |
| 71. | protest | statement of strong objection |
| 72. | questioning | expressing doubt or challenge |
| 73. | rebuttal | response opposing a claim |
| 74. | recantation | withdrawal of a previous claim |
| 75. | refusal | an act of saying no |
| 76. | refutation | proof that something is false |
| 77. | rejection | dismissal or refusal to accept |
| 78. | renunciation | formal giving up or rejection |
| 79. | repudiation | formal rejection or denial |
| 80. | resistance | refusal to accept or comply |
| 81. | restraint | control that limits action |
| 82. | retraction | withdrawal of a statement |
| 83. | saying no | refusing or declining |
| 84. | shooting down | rejecting as wrong or weak |
| 85. | skepticism | doubt about truth or claims |
| 86. | speaking against | expressing opposition verbally |
| 87. | standing against | taking an opposing position |
| 88. | stoppage | the act of stopping |
| 89. | suppression | forcible stopping or concealment |
| 90. | termination | the act of ending |
| 91. | thumbs-down | clear sign of disapproval |
| 92. | turning down | refusing or rejecting |
| 93. | unacceptance | state of not being accepted |
| 94. | untruth | something that is not true |
| 95. | variance | difference or disagreement |
| 96. | veto | a formal refusal or prohibition |
| 97. | vetoing | formally refusing approval |
| 98. | voting no | casting a negative vote |
| 99. | walk-back | partial withdrawal of a statement |
| 100. | withdrawal | taking back a statement or support |