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Synonyms for go against in English

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go against:
- buck; go against; breach; break; offend; violate; transgress; infract

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Detailed Synonyms for go against in English

go against:

go against verb

go against

– resist ¹
to buck; go against
– resist ¹
- buck verb (bucks, bucked, bucking)
  - buck the trend¹
- go against verb
go against

– act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises ¹
to breach; to break; to offend; to violate; to transgress; infract; go against
– act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises ¹
- breach verb (breaches, breached, breaching)
- break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
  - break a law¹
  - break a promise¹
- offend verb (offends, offended, offending)
  - offend all laws of humanity¹
- violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
  - violate the basic laws or human civilization¹
- transgress verb (transgresses, transgressed, transgressing)
- infract verb
- go against verb
go against

– fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns ¹
to break; to violate; go against
– fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns ¹
- break verb (breaks, broke, breaking)
- violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
  - This sentence violates the rules of syntax¹
- go against verb

Alternate Synonyms for "go against":

violate; break
transgress; offend; infract; breach; disrespect
buck; react; oppose

Antonyms for "go against":

conform to; keep

Related Definitions for "go against":

resist¹
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises¹
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns¹

Related Synonyms for go against

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