a rebours, a reculons, abhorrent, against the tide, against the wind, anticlockwise, arear, arsy-varsy, ass-backwards, astern, at cross-purposes, at daggers, at daggers drawn, at issue, at odds, at variance, at war with, athwart, away, back, backward, backwards, by contraries, contra, contrarily, contrariously, contrariwise, conversely, counter, counterclockwise, cross-grained, cross, dislikable, displeasing, distasteful, eyeball-to-eyeball, fro, hindward, hindwards, in confrontation, in flat opposition, in hostile array, in opposition, in reverse, intolerable, inversely, just the opposite, mislikable, nay rather, odious, on the contrary, oppositely, otherwise, per contra, quite the contrary, rather, rearward, rearwards, retrad, to the contrary, topsy-turvy, tout au contraire, uncongenial, uninviting, unlikable, unlovable, unpleasant, up in arms, upside down, vice versa, widdershins, with crossed bayonets

alight upon, blunder upon, bring to bay, bump into, chance upon, close with, come across, come among, come on, come upon, confront, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall across, fall among, fall foul of, fall in with, fall upon, fight hand-to-hand, happen upon, hit upon, light upon, meet, meet head-on, meet up with, meet with, pitch upon, run across, run into, run smack into, run up against, run upon, stumble on, stumble upon, tumble on

abuse, accurse, accuse, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, arraign, bark at, berate, betongue, blacken, blame, blaspheme, blast, call to account, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, censure, complain against, condemn, confound, cry down, cry out against, cry out on, cry shame upon, curse, damn, darn, decry, denounce, denunciate, excommunicate, execrate, hex, impeach, imprecate, impugn, indict, inveigh against, jaw, load with reproaches, rag, rail at, rate, rave against, reflect upon, reprehend, reproach, reprobate, revile, shake up, throw a whammy, thunder against, tongue-lash, vilify, vituperate, yell at, yelp at

antagonize, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical, beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross, go counter to, interfere with, join the opposition, lock horns, meet head-on, militate against, not abide, oppose, oppugn, play at cross-purposes, protest, resist, run against, run counter to, swim upstream, take issue with, traverse, vote against, withstand, work against

advocate, champion, clear the decks, consider every angle, defend, flank, forearm, guard, hedge, leave out nothing, make sure, make sure against, overlook no possibility, play safe, prepare for, protect, provide a hedge, provide against, provide for, reef down, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, shorten sail, take measures, take precautions, take steps

accuse, anathematize, anathemize, animadvert on, arraign, blame, call to account, cast blame upon, cast reflection upon, censure, complain against, condemn, cry down, cry out against, cry out on, cry shame upon, damn, decry, denounce, denunciate, fulminate against, impeach, impugn, indict, reflect upon, reprehend, reproach, reprobate, shake up

antagonize, battle, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, clash, close with, collide, combat, compete with, conflict, conflict with, confute, contend against, contest, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross, fight, fight against, go against, go counter to, grapple with, interfere with, join battle with, labor against, lock horns, meet head-on, offer resistance, oppose, oppugn, reluct, reluctate, resist, rival, run against, run counter to, stem the tide, strive against, struggle against, swim upstream, take on, vie with, work against

aggravate, alienate, bump heads, come between, confront, contend, contrapose, contraposit, contrast, counteract, disaffect, disunite, divide, estrange, face, fan the flame, front, irritate, lie opposite, light the fuse, make trouble, match, meet head-on, oppose, polarize, pose against, provoke, put in opposition, separate, set against, set at odds, set at variance, set on, set over against, sic on, sow dissension, stand opposed, stand opposite, stir up trouble, subtend

aggravated assault, aggression, amphibious attack, antagonize, armed assault, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, banzai attack, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical, bear, bear upon, beat against, blitz, blitzkrieg, boost, breakthrough, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, charge, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counteroffensive, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, coup de main, cram, crippling attack, cross, crowd, dead set at, descent on, dig, diversion, diversionary attack, drive, elbow, flank attack, force, frontal attack, gas attack, go against, go counter to, goad, head-on attack, hurtle, hustle, infiltration, interfere with, jab, jam, jog, joggle, join the opposition, jolt, jostle, lightning attack, lightning war, lock horns, mass attack, meet head-on, megadeath, militate against, mugging, not abide, nudge, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, oppose, oppugn, overkill, panzer warfare, pile drive, play at cross-purposes, poke, press, prod, protest, punch, push, ram, ram down, rattle, resist, run, run at, run counter to, rush, sally, shake, shock tactics, shoulder, shove, sortie, stress, strike, swim upstream, take issue with, tamp, thrust, traverse, unprovoked assault, vote against, withstand, work against

antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, close with, combat, compete with, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend against, contend with, contest, dispute, dissent, face down, face out, face up to, fight, fight against, front, grapple with, join battle with, kick against, labor against, make a stand, meet head-on, militate against, object, offer resistance, oppose, protest, recalcitrate, reluct, reluctate, remonstrate, revolt, rival, show fight, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, stem the tide, struggle against, take on, vie with, withstand

bear witness against, betray, blab, blow the whistle, fink, inform against, inform on, narc, peach, rat, sell out, snitch, snitch on, squeal, stool, tattle, tell on, turn informer

antagonize, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross, go against, go counter to, interfere with, lock horns, meet head-on, militate against, oppose, oppugn, resist, run against, run counter to, swim upstream