Synonyms for Against the grain:

• adj.

  •opposed/opposing (adjective)
  • at odds,
  • in opposition,
  • counter.
  •opposing (adjective)
  • oppositional.
  •unwilling (adjective)
  • backward.

• Other synonyms:

  •backward
  • unwilling.
  •Other relevant words:
  • Arear,
  • astern,
  • away,
  • odious,
  • widdershins,
  • athwart,
  • unwillingly,
  • displeasing,
  • upside down,
  • by contraries,
  • backward,
  • unlovable,
  • at issue,
  • intolerable,
  • contrariwise,
  • rather,
  • distasteful,
  • at variance,
  • at odds,
  • on the contrary,
  • eyeball-to-eyeball,
  • rearward,
  • cross-grained,
  • up in arms,
  • at war,
  • cross,
  • anticlockwise,
  • unpleasant,
  • unlikable,
  • counterclockwise,
  • inversely,
  • involuntarily,
  • rearwards,
  • vice versa,
  • backwards,
  • Contrariously,
  • unwilling,
  • to the contrary,
  • against the wind,
  • per contra,
  • otherwise,
  • Contra,
  • in reverse,
  • oppositional,
  • perverse,
  • back,
  • topsy-turvy,
  • dislikable,
  • uninviting,
  • Fro,
  • conversely,
  • abhorrent,
  • counter,
  • contrarily,
  • in opposition,
  • retrad,
  • oppositely,
  • uncongenial.

Antonyms for Against the grain:

• adj.

  • opposed/opposing
    Aiding, compatible, helping, similar, Assisting.
  • unwilling
    ready, eager, enthusiastic, prepared, willing.