militate+against
91buffet — Synonyms and related words: abuse, agonize, ambo, antagonize, automat, bafflement, balk, bang, bar, bash, baste, bastinado, batter, battle, beanery, beat, beat against, beat up against, belabor, belt, bench, betrayed hope, birch, bistro, blasted… …
92collide — Synonyms and related words: agree to disagree, antagonize, atomize, bang, bang into, battle, be antipathetic, be at cross purposes, be at variance, be inimical, beat against, box, brawl, break, break off, break up, broil, bump, bump into, cannon …
93combat — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, action, aerial combat, affray, all out war, altercation, antagonize, appeal to arms, argument, armed combat, armed conflict, armored combat, attack, battle, battle royal, beat against, beat up against,… …
94compete — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, approach, attempt, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, clash, close with, collide, combat, compete with, conflict, contend, contend against,… …
95contest — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, Olympic games, Olympics, abjure, action, altercation, antagonize, argue, argufy, argument, assert the contrary, awake a doubt, bandy words, battle, be contrary to, be diffident, be doubtful, be dubious,… …
96counteract — Synonyms and related words: annul, antagonize, baffle, balance, balk, be antipathetic, be at cross purposes, be inimical, be opposed to, beat against, blast, brave, bump heads, cancel, cancel out, challenge, checkmate, circumvent, clash, collide …
97grapple with — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, antagonize, bandy with, battle, battle it out, beat against, beat up against, box, brawl, breast the wave, broil, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, bump heads, clash, close, close with, collide, combat, come… …
98join battle — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, close with, combat, compete with, contend against, contest, do battle, engage, engage in battle, fight, fight against …
99rival — Synonyms and related words: admit of comparison, adversary, adversative, adverse, alien, amount to, antagonist, antagonistic, antagonize, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, approach, attempt, balance, battle, battler, be commensurable, be comparable …
100take on — Synonyms and related words: accept, ache, acquire, add, admit, adopt, agonize, air a grievance, annex, antagonize, append, appropriate, assume, attack, attempt, battle, be livid, be pissed, beat against, beat up against, beef, bellyache, bespeak …