go against sth/sb
— phrasal verb with go uk/ɡəʊ/us/ɡoʊ/verb present participle going, past tense went, past participle gone
to oppose or disagree with something or someone:
Public opinion is going against the government on this issue.
What you're asking me to do goes against everything I believe in.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Opposing & against
- against
- anti
- anti-
- antithesis
- boycott
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- conscientious objector
- counter
- countervailing
- defy
- detractor
- down with...! idiom
- foam pie
- objector
- opponent
- oppose
- opposing
- point of order
- run against sb/sth
- stand
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