Synonyms and related words :
annul, antagonize, baffle, balance, balk, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical, be opposed to, beat against, blast, brave, bump heads, cancel, cancel out, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confound, confront, confute, contend, contradict, contrapose, contraposit, contrast, contrast with, contravene, controvert, correct, counter, counterattack, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoise, counterpose, countervail, counterweigh, counterwork, cross, dash, defeat, defy, destroy, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dish, disrupt, elude, equiponderate, face, fix, flummox, foil, front, frustrate, go against, go counter to, interfere with, join the opposition, juxtapose in opposition, knock the chocks, lie opposite, lock horns, match, meet head-on, militate against, mitigate, negate, negative, neutralize, nonplus, not abide, nullify, offset, oppose, oppugn, perplex, play at cross-purposes, polarize, pose against, protest, put in opposition, rectify, redress, resist, right, ruin, run against, run counter to, sabotage, scotch, set off, set over against, spike, spoil, square, square up, stand opposed, stand opposite, stonewall, stump, subtend, swim upstream, take issue with, thwart, traverse, upset, vote against, withstand, work against