stand out against sth/sb
— phrasal verb with stand uk/stænd/us/stænd/verb stood, stood
to publicly oppose something or someone:
More and more people are standing out against what is a very unpopular piece of legislation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Opposing & against
- against
- anti
- anti-
- antithesis
- boycott
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- counter
- countervailing
- defy
- detractor
- down with...! idiom
- foam pie
- go against sth/sb
- objector
- opponent
- oppose
- opposing
- point of order
- run against sb/sth
- stand
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