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

Beaton’s portraits of Marilyn Monroe from 1956 shot at New York’s Ambassador Hotel went against his camp setups. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025

Brooks goes against the grain in this respect. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

Still, wouldn’t want to be less than 100% going against Jefferson. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025

Her husband argued that leaving him off the deed goes against their partnership. —Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for go against

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