KOTOWING Antonyms

• oppose, as in hostility or a competition

• deal with (something unpleasant) head on

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• be face to face with

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

• refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

• be against; express opposition to

• fight against or resist strongly

• contrast with equal weight or force

• set into opposition or rivalry

• act against or in opposition to

• be resistant to

• a formal and solemn declaration of objection

• the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

• the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

• utter words of protest

• express opposition through action or words

• affirm or avow formally or solemnly

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• express opposition through action or words

• withstand the force of something

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse to comply

• a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of