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KOWTOWING Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word kowtowing. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For KOWTOWING

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challenging
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• requiring full use of your abilities or resources

• stimulating interest or thought

• disturbingly provocative

opposing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by active hostility

confronting
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

defying
adjectiveadj
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

disobeying
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

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

rebelling
verbv
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

refusing
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

resisting
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

Alternatives for CHALLENGING

Alternatives for OPPOSING

Alternatives for CONFRONTING

Alternatives for DEFYING

Alternatives for DISOBEYING

Alternatives for REBELLING

Alternatives for REFUSING

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