Oppose, be in conflict with, as in Does this legislation go against their best interest?
[c. 1600] Also see
against the grain.
go against
| Idioms: go against |
| WordNet: go against |
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The verb has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
Synonyms: violate, break
Meaning #2:
act in disregard of laws and rules
Synonyms: transgress, offend, infract, violate, breach, break
Meaning #3:
resist
Synonym: buck
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| Mighty Orbots: Devil's Asteroid (1984 Science Fiction Film) |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rebel without a Fin (1990 Children's/Family Film) |
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- contravene
- Mighty Orbots: Devil's Asteroid (1984 Science Fiction Film)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rebel without a Fin (1990 Children's/Family Film)
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- Washington 4, Indians 3: Get Smart (TV Episode) (1965 TV Episode)
- subsumption
- Ten Years of Gold (1976 Album by Aretha Franklin)
- Fantasterne (1967 Film)
- Golapi Ekhon Trainey (1979 Film)
- swim against the current (Idiom)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pizza by the Shred (1989 Children's/Family Film)
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