Synonyms of the word

repugn

• v. (archaic) To oppose or resist.

contend

• v. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
• v. To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
• v. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.

contest

• n. (uncountable) Controversy; debate.
• n. (uncountable) Struggle for superiority; combat.
• n. (countable) A competition.
• v. (intransitive) To contend.
• v. (transitive) To call into question; to oppose.
• v. (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
• v. (law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course…

oppose

• v. To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc…
• v. To object to.
• v. To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
• v. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
• v. To compete with; to strive against.