Related Clues:

• Offered resistance
• Like cons
• Fought against
• Withstood
• Was nearly as good as
• Went to bat against
• Late-night beverage
• Met head-on
• Batted against
• Saying 'nay'
• Adverse, antipathetic
• Stood against
• Took contrary position to
• Work - in a position to be against it
• No for