run counter to

phrase

of a thing, such as a belief or theory

: to be opposed to : to disagree with

His theory ran counter to the beliefs of his time.

Examples of run counter to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kobach’s letters to Prairie Village and Roeland Park were nearly identical in their descriptions of how the city laws allegedly run counter to the Constitution. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

This seemed to run counter to all the other tear-down moves the Dolphins made throughout the offseason. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 24 July 2026

At the same time, the stray common-mode voltages and internal neutral-point currents coming from the two separate units run counter to each other. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

All of these facts run counter to the operationalization of AI and GenAI at enterprise scale. — Scott Zoldi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for run counter to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup