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

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

He was thrust into the side against Uruguay in the 2024 Copa America — after a similar public campaign, coincidentally — and had a poor game. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Whether this Supreme Court, which in the redistricting world has sided against fair elections, will see its way to uphold these limits is far from certain. — Richard J. Davis, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026

The appeals court judge cited various cases where the 9th Circuit sided against religious institutions on being allowed to only hire like-minded employees, a coach praying after football games, and a fireman who was allegedly fired over his religious beliefs, among other cases. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026

Rhymes for side against

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