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KOTOWS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word kotows. (opposite meanings)
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challenges
nounn
noun

• a demanding or stimulating situation

• a call to engage in a contest or fight

• questioning a statement and demanding an explanation

• a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

• a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

verb

• take exception to

• issue a challenge to

• ask for identification

• raise a formal objection in a court of law

confronts
verbv
verb

• 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

defies
verbv
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

disobeys
verbv
verb

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

opposes
verbv
verb

• 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

rebels
nounn
noun

• 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

verb

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

refuses
verbv
noun

• food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

verb

• show unwillingness towards

• not accept as true

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• refuse to let have

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

resists
verbv
verb

• 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

withstands
verbv
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Alternatives for CHALLENGES

Alternatives for CONFRONTS

Alternatives for DEFIES

Alternatives for DISOBEYS

Alternatives for OPPOSES

Alternatives for REBELS

Alternatives for REFUSES

Alternatives for RESISTS

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