'go against' definitions:
Definition of 'go against'
(from WordNet)
verb
Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax" [syn: violate, go against, break] [ant: conform to]
verb
Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn: transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break] [ant: keep, observe]
verb
Resist; "buck the trend" [syn: buck, go against]
Synonyms of 'go against'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antagonize,
- be antipathetic,
- be at cross-purposes,
- be inimical,
- beat against,
- clash,
- collide,
- conflict,
- conflict with,
- confute,
- contradict,
- contrapose,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- counterattack,
- counterpose,
- countervail,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- go counter to,
- interfere with,
- join the opposition,
- lock horns,
- meet head-on,
- militate against,
- not abide,
- oppose,
- oppugn,
- play at cross-purposes,
- protest,
- resist,
- run against,
- run counter to,
- swim upstream,
- take issue with,
- traverse,
- vote against,
- withstand,
- work against
Words containing 'go against'
- Go,
- Go to,
- Going,
- Going out,
- Goings on,
- Goings out,
- No go,
- On the go,
- To go about,
- To go against,
- To go below,
- To go between,
- To go by,
- To go down,
- To go for,
- To go in,
- To go in and out,
- To go in for,
- To go in to,
- To go into,
- To go it,
- To go off,
- To go on,
- To go out,
- To go over,
- To go through,
- To go through with,
- To go under,
- To go up,
- To go with,
- go about,
- go after,
- go all out,
- go at,
- go before,
- go between,
- go by,
- go down,
- go down on,
- go for,
- go go,
- go in,
- go in for,
- go in with,
- go into,
- go off,
- go on,
- go on and on,
- go out,
- go over,
- go through,
- go to it,
- go under,
- go up,
- go with,
- going on,
- going under,
- have a go,
- have a go at it,
- Go-between,
- Go-by,
- Go-out,
- Going barrel,
- Going forth,
- Great go,
- In-going,
- Little go,
- To come and go,
- To go abraod,
- To go against the grain of,
- To go against time,
- To go ahead,
- To go all fours,
- To go and come,
- To go aside,
- To go back on,
- To go bet,
- To go beyond,
- To go by the board,
- To go far,
- To go for nothing,
- To go forth,
- To go halves,
- To go hard with,
- To go ill with,
- To go in unto,
- To go into liquidation,
- To go into particulars,
- To go it alone,
- To go large,
- To go off halfcocked,
- To go off the hooks,
- To go on the road,
- To go on the stump,
- To go over to the majority,
- To go shares,
- To go through the mill,
- To go to ground,
- To go to law,
- To go to loggerheads,
- To go to meat,
- To go to naught,
- To go to pot,
- To go to rack,
- To go to sea,
- To go to the bottom,
- To go to the dogs,
- To go to the wall,
- To go to the world,
- To go to work,
- To go upon,
- To go well with,
- To go without,
- To go wrong,
- To let go,
- To touch and go,
- Touch and go,
- a going business,
- come and go,
- coming and going,
- easy going,
- get going,
- go across,
- go ahead,
- go along,
- go along with,
- go around,
- go astray,
- go away,
- go back,
- go back on,
- go back over,
- go backpacking,
- go bad,
- go ballistic,
- go beyond,
- go board,
- go deep,
- go dutch,
- go far,
- go figure,
- go fish,
- go for broke,
- go forth,
- go forward,
- go game,
- go getter,
- go home,
- go over big,
- go overboard,
- go past,
- go places,
- go slow,
- go slumming,
- go steady,
- go straight,
- go the limit,
- go through the motions,
- go to bed,
- go to extremes,
- go to pieces,
- go to pot,
- go to sleep,
- go to the dogs,
- go to town,
- go to war,
- go together,
- go too far,
- go up in smoke,
- go wrong,
- go-no-further,
- going ashore,
- going away,
- going strong,
- going to jerusalem,
- going-over,
- keep going,
- know what's going on,
- let go,
- let go of,
- let it go,
- letting go,
- no-go,
- on-going,
- sentry go,
- to go bust,
- to go down the drain,
- Go-devil,
- High-go,
- To go a-begging,
- To go cross lots,
- To go heels over head,
- To go long of the market,
- To go one's way,
- To go the way of all the earth,
- To let go by the run,
- To see how the squares go,
- Way-going,
- Woolward-going,
- easy-going,
- get-go,
- get-up-and-go,
- give-and-go,
- go a long way,
- go around in circles,
- go belly-up,
- go off half cocked,
- go one better,
- go to great lengths,
- go to hell in a handbasket,
- go without saying,
- go-ahead,
- go-around,
- go-as-you-please,
- go-cart,
- go-getter,
- go-kart,
- go-slow,
- go-to-meeting,
- hide and go seek,
- no-go area,
- steady-going,
- to go over the head of a person,
- to go the way of all flesh,
- touch-and-go,
- Happy-go-lucky,
- Merry-go-round,
- To go off half-cocked,
- Way-going crop,
- go off at half-cock,
- go off half-cocked,
- going-out-of-business sale,
- sunday-go-to-meeting