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Contrast :: Contrast (n.) Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities; unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison..

Dispute :: Dispute (v. t.) To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of; as, to dispute assertions or arguments..

Acquiesce :: Acquiesce (v. i.) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in, formerly also by with and to..

Thereagain :: Thereagain (adv.) In opposition; against one's course.

Reclaim :: Reclaim (v. i.) To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.

Subcontraries :: Subcontrary (a.) Denoting the relation of opposition between the particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these both may be true and only one can be false.

Maugre :: Maugre (prep.) In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.

Contrariness :: Contrariness (n.) state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.

Antipathy :: Antipathy (n.) Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.

Whereas :: Whereas (conj.) When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes followed by a different statement, and sometimes by inferences or something consequent..

Oppositionist :: Oppositionist (n.) One who belongs to the opposition party.

Non Obstante :: Non obstante () Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted..

Friend :: Friend (n.) One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers..

Contradictoriness :: Contradictoriness (n.) The quality of being contradictory; opposition; inconsistency.

Antislavery :: Antislavery (n.) Opposition to slavery.

Defiance :: Defiance (n.) A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition to resist; contempt of opposition.

Negative :: Negative (n.) That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the negative..

Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand..

Resistance :: Resistance (n.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm..

Resistless :: Resistless (a.) Having no power to resist; making no opposition.

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