| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | agitate against | campaign forcefully against |
| 2. | argue against | present reasons against |
| 3. | bar | prevent or forbid |
| 4. | battle | fight against strongly |
| 5. | be against | disagree with or oppose |
| 6. | beat back | force back or resist |
| 7. | block | stop or obstruct |
| 8. | buck | resist or oppose |
| 9. | challenge | question or confront |
| 10. | check | restrain or stop |
| 11. | clash with | conflict with |
| 12. | combat | fight against actively |
| 13. | come out against | publicly declare opposition to |
| 14. | conflict with | be incompatible with |
| 15. | confront | face in opposition |
| 16. | contest | dispute or challenge |
| 17. | contradict | say the opposite of |
| 18. | counter | act against or answer |
| 19. | curb | limit or restrain |
| 20. | deflect | turn aside or counter |
| 21. | defy | openly refuse to obey |
| 22. | demur | raise an objection |
| 23. | deny | refuse or contradict |
| 24. | disprove | show to be false |
| 25. | dispute | argue against or question |
| 26. | dissent from | disagree with formally |
| 27. | drive back | force to retreat |
| 28. | expostulate against | reason earnestly against |
| 29. | face down | confront bravely |
| 30. | fend off | defend against successfully |
| 31. | fight | work against forcefully |
| 32. | foil | prevent someone’s success |
| 33. | frustrate | prevent success or fulfillment |
| 34. | fulminate against | denounce vehemently |
| 35. | gainsay | deny or contradict |
| 36. | go against | act contrary to |
| 37. | halt | bring to a stop |
| 38. | hamper | make progress difficult |
| 39. | hinder | make difficult to happen |
| 40. | hold at bay | keep away by resistance |
| 41. | hold off | keep away or resist |
| 42. | hold out against | continue resisting |
| 43. | impede | slow or block progress |
| 44. | inhibit | restrain or prevent |
| 45. | insurge against | rise in rebellion |
| 46. | interfere with | get in the way of |
| 47. | inveigh against | speak angrily against |
| 48. | keep at bay | prevent from approaching |
| 49. | keep back | hold or prevent advancing |
| 50. | kick against | resist or object to |
| 51. | line up against | take position opposing |
| 52. | lobby against | seek to defeat politically |
| 53. | militate against | work against something |
| 54. | mobilize against | organize action against |
| 55. | move against | act or proceed against |
| 56. | mutiny against | rebel against command |
| 57. | negate | cancel or contradict |
| 58. | object to | express disagreement with |
| 59. | obstruct | block progress or action |
| 60. | oppugn | challenge or dispute |
| 61. | organize against | arrange opposition to |
| 62. | overrule | reject by authority |
| 63. | parry | ward off an attack |
| 64. | pit oneself against | compete or struggle against |
| 65. | prevent | stop from happening |
| 66. | protest | object publicly or strongly |
| 67. | push back against | resist or challenge |
| 68. | quarrel with | object to or dispute |
| 69. | quash | reject or suppress legally |
| 70. | question | challenge or doubt |
| 71. | rebel against | resist authority actively |
| 72. | rebuff | reject or repel |
| 73. | repel | drive back or resist |
| 74. | repulse | drive back an attack |
| 75. | resist | act against or withstand |
| 76. | restrain | hold back or control |
| 77. | revolt against | rise against authority |
| 78. | rise against | rebel or resist |
| 79. | run counter to | act contrary to |
| 80. | speak against | express opposition to |
| 81. | stand against | take a position against |
| 82. | stand firm against | refuse to yield to |
| 83. | stand up to | resist courageously |
| 84. | stop | prevent continuing or happening |
| 85. | strike down | invalidate or reject officially |
| 86. | stymie | block or frustrate |
| 87. | take a stand against | publicly oppose |
| 88. | take issue with | disagree or challenge |
| 89. | take on | confront or challenge |
| 90. | thwart | prevent from succeeding |
| 91. | turn back | repel or prevent advance |
| 92. | veto | reject officially |
| 93. | vote against | cast a vote opposing |
| 94. | wage war against | fight intensely against |
| 95. | wage war on | fight intensely against |
| 96. | war against | fight or campaign against |
| 97. | ward off | deflect or repel |
| 98. | withhold support from | refuse to support |
| 99. | withstand | resist successfully |
| 100. | work against | act to hinder |