resistance

dissent, demur; call in question (doubt); differ in opinion, disagree; say no; refuse assent, refuse to admit; cavil, protest, raise one's voice against, repudiate; contradict (deny)., have no notion of, differ toto caelo; revolt at, revolt from the idea., shake the head, shrug the shoulders; look askance, look askant., secede; recant.

rub, scratch, scrape, scrub, slide, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, wear down, gnaw; file, grind (reduce to powder)., set one's teeth on edge; rosin.

oppose, counteract, run counter to; withstand (resist); control (restrain); hinder; antagonize, oppugn, fly in the face of, go dead against, kick against, fall afoul of, run afoul of; set against, pit against; face, confront, cope with; make a stand, make a dead set against; set oneself against, set one's face against; protest against, vote against, raise one's voice against; disfavor, turn one's back upon; set at naught, slap in the face, slam the door in one's face., be at cross purposes; play at cross purposes; counterwork, countermine; thwart, overthwart., stem, breast, encounter; stem the tide, breast the tide, stem the current, stem the flood; buffet the waves; beat up against, make head against; grapple with; kick against the pricks (resist); contend; do battle with (warfare), do battle against., contradict, contravene; belie; go against, run against, beat against, militate against; come in conflict with., emulate (compete); rival, spoil one's trade.

be unwilling; nill; dislike; grudge, begrudge; not be able to find it in one's heart to, not have the stomach to., demur, stick at, scruple, stickle; hang fire, run rusty; recoil, shrink, swerve; hesitate; avoid., oppose; dissent; refuse.