go against

phrasal verb

went against; gone against; going against; goes against

1

: to not agree with (something)

I won't do anything that goes against my conscience/beliefs/principles.

values that go against those of society

2

: to oppose (someone or something)

He was surprised when some of his former supporters went against him.

He was reluctant to go against his parents' wishes.

3

: to compete against (a player or team) in a contest or game

The Red Sox will be going against the Yankees in tonight's game.

4

: to not be good for (someone) : to not produce the result that is wanted by (someone)

Everything seemed to be going against her but she didn't give up hope.

The verdict went against the defendant.

Examples of go against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the end, that self-agrandizing behavior goes against any team-minded effort. —Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

And in a more dire scenario where the Supreme Court takes another six months or so to rule and goes against the tariffs, then the deficit would get close to 8% of GDP, Ryan warned. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025

The Bears will look to reset at home and get their offense going against UAPB. —Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025

The risk with this approach is that Harvard would live to fight another day, but become complicit in establishing a precedent that goes against the fundamental rights inherent in our democracy. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for go against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed