Antonym of knuckling under to

defying opposing resisting fighting withstanding repelling bucking rebelling against holding out against putting up a fight against confronting dueling duelling standing up against countering combating combatting taking on contradicting counterattacking preventing checking blocking barring crossing contesting facing disliking attacking hindering challenging obstructing disagreeing with objecting to disputing fighting against thwarting battling controverting standing up to gainsaying disapproving of oppugning rebutting contending with going against struggling against taking arguing taunting dissenting gainstaying bombarding arguing with arguing against disagreeing exposing encountering protesting withstaying assaulting quarreling with disapproving denying reversing neutralizing assailing taking a stand against neutralising debating striving against speaking out against not countenancing speaking against taking issue with facing down taking issue frowning at searching out setting your face against running counter to calling in question standing up and be counted against turning the tables taking a stand flying in the face of

withstanding enduring bearing resisting tolerating standing facing sustaining braving weathering taking opposing defying confronting surviving fighting suffering thwarting repelling combatting combating disputing contesting crossing bucking sticking bracing dueling duelling traversing coping violating coping with putting up with standing up to living through riding out taking on grappling with holding out against bearing up against holding off standing firm against prevailing against hanging tough standing fast standing firm flying in the face of hanging on holding out sticking fast standing up against holding the line against remaining firm taking it winning out holding your ground not giving up persevering in the face of putting up struggle standing your ground going the distance against sitting and taking it

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