Definition for Go against:

• resist; " buck the trend"

Synonyms for Go against:

• n.

  •
  • acquit,
  • citation,
  • bring in a verdict,
  • contradict,
  • acquittal,
  • bar,
  • call for,
  • annul,
  • oppose,
  • award.
  •
  • reject.
  •breach (noun)
  • breach.
  •break (noun)
  • break.
  •buck (noun)
  • buck.
  •violate (noun)
  • violate.

• v.

  •combat (verb)
  • strive,
  • clash,
  • battle,
  • cope,
  • war,
  • shoot it out,
  • put up a fight,
  • cross swords with,
  • do battle with,
  • go up against,
  • contend,
  • engage,
  • defy.
  •confront (verb)
  • encounter,
  • come up against,
  • dare,
  • face up to,
  • make my day,
  • meet,
  • face down,
  • call one's bluff,
  • beard,
  • front,
  • accost,
  • stand up to,
  • scorn,
  • affront,
  • face with,
  • tell off,
  • flout,
  • go one-on-one,
  • meet eyeball-to-eyeball,
  • brave.
  •struggle (verb)
  • smack,
  • hassle,
  • bump heads,
  • scuffle,
  • cross swords,
  • shuffle,
  • tangle,
  • lock horns,
  • grapple,
  • slug,
  • rough-house,
  • scrap,
  • compete,
  • brawl,
  • romp,
  • row.
  •take on (verb)
  • object to,
  • hang in,
  • denounce,
  • question,
  • go one on one with,
  • go eyeball to eyeball with,
  • throw down the gauntlet,
  • go toe to toe with,
  • insist upon,
  • invite competition,
  • investigate,
  • face off,
  • call out.
  •traverse (verb)
  • fight,
  • combat,
  • balk,
  • counter,
  • repel,
  • impugn,
  • Disaffirm,
  • impede,
  • dispute,
  • deny,
  • duel,
  • obstruct,
  • gainsay,
  • withstand,
  • contest.
  •tussle (verb)
  • wrestle,
  • box,
  • conflict.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • stand out against,
  • declare against.
  •
  • stand against,
  • turn against.
  •
  • tear up,
  • object,
  • rebel.
  •
  • make of.
  •
  • tackle.
  •
  • cross.
  •counteract
  • Counterwork,
  • countercheck,
  • cancel out,
  • offsetting,
  • cancelling out,
  • canceled out,
  • counterworking,
  • counter-balance,
  • Negativing,
  • Negatived,
  • Counterchecking,
  • cancelled out,
  • counterchecks,
  • counter-balances,
  • neutralize.
  •traverse
  • duelling,
  • Dueling,
  • dueled.

Antonyms for Go against:

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    observe.

• v.

  • combat
    give up, give in, make peace, compromise, retreat, run.
  • confront
    back down, dodge, avoid, evade.
  • counteract
    facilitate, aid, abet, approve, uphold, permit, worsen, help, break, assist, encourage, support, forward, validate, allow.
  • face
    keep, disapprove, withdraw, resist, hide, halt, veto, reject, refuse, disallow, stop, ignore, shun, hold, discontinue, leave, back.
  • stative
    conform to.
  • struggle
    rest, idle, laze.
  • traverse
    agree, go along, concur, confirm, surrender, yield, promote, advance, back up.
  • tussle
    harmonize.

Hypernym for Go against:

• v.

  • stative
    fly in the teeth of, fly in the face of.