Accept and Oppugn

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Accept verb - To agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly.

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Oppugn is an antonym for accept.

Oppugn verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

Usage example: had the temerity to oppugn the merits of a study in a discipline that he knows nothing about

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Accept is an antonym for oppugn.

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Oppugn and Accept. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accept/oppugn

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