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

Skeptics say this kind of government intervention goes against free market values — and raises the risks of big losses for taxpayers. —John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky went against the most powerful leaders of his party to push forward with a vote to release more Jeffrey Epstein investigation files. —Brian Bennett, Time, 17 Nov. 2025

But a Fortune investigation found that citations being rescinded in such a manner—outside of Nevada OSHA’s standard process and with this level of political involvement—is highly unusual and goes against procedure. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025

The shutdown was resolved after a group of Democrats went against their colleagues who demanded any new spending bill include an extension of subsidies that help people buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for go against

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