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oppugnedverbpast tense of oppugn to demand proof of the truth or rightness ofhad the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about challenged, contested, disputed, impeached, queried, questioned doubted, mistrustedkicked (about), objected (to), protestedcombated(or combatted), fought, opposed, resisted called in question(or called into question) accepted, believed, embraced, swallowed backed, defended, supportedadvocated, championed, promotedabided(also abode), endured, stomached, tolerated to strive to reduce or eliminateguardians of liberty who staunchly oppugned tyranny, whether from the right or the left battled, combated(or combatted), contended (with), countered, fought, opposed baffled, checkmated, foiled, frustrated, resisted, thwarted, withstoodconfronted, defied, faced, met advanced, cultivated, encouraged, forwarded, fostered, furthered, nourished, nurtured, promoted abided(also abode), bore, endured, sufferedadvocated, backed, championed, endorsed(also indorsed), supported, upheld |