side against

verb

sided against; siding against; sides against

: to not agree with (someone) : to not support the opinions or actions of (someone)

They both sided against me.

His father sided with his mother against him.

Examples of side against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Callum O’Hare twice ended up on the losing side against his new club last season. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The Rangers retook the lead in the eighth on a two-run double by Duran, but Eldridge notched things right back up at four apiece by sneaking a single through the right side against lefty Jacob Latz. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

But back in February when the court ruled against him on tariffs, the president held an angry White House press conference, calling the conservative justices who sided against him disloyal among other insults. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026

The Supreme Court recently delivered a significant ruling for Closed-End Funds (CEFs), siding against activist hedge fund Saba Capital. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Rhymes for side against

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