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Antagonize

To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.

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Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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Annoy 76% connected

To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks.

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Bother 76% connected

To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See Pother.

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Chafe 76% connected

To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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Devil 76% connected

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

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Gravel 76% connected

Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand.

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Irritate 76% connected

To render null and void.

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Nettle 76% connected

A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica gracitis is common in the…

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Rag 76% connected

To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to banter.

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Rile 76% connected

To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.

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Vex 76% connected

To to/s back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.

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Antagonism 74% connected

Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

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Antagonism 74% connected

Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

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Hostility 74% connected

State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

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Hostility 74% connected

State of being hostile; public or private enemy; unfriendliness; animosity.

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Synonym 1

Counteract 92% connected

To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of medicines; to counteract g…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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