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Contravention

The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction; transgression; violation.

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Broader term 1

Resistance 76% connected

The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Disputatious 74% connected

Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Disputatious 74% connected

Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert; characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or temper.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scrap 74% connected

Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Scrap 74% connected

Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Dispute 92% connected

To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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