AGIN Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

agin

preposition

ə-ˈgin

Definition of agin

dialect

as in anti

opposed to; not for Grandpa was generally agin any music created after the Second World War

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against

Preposition

In December 2024, a Bucharest court ruled that the first case against the Tates and their two female associates couldn't proceed to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities and sent it back to prosecutors.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 July 2026
The case against Tristan previously included three counts of rape, six counts of actual bodily harm and two counts of human trafficking.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 July 2026

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