side against

phrasal 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

But courts have sided against the administration in nearly every case, saying that the federal government cannot use funding to coerce state and local governments into changing their policies on immigration. —Joel Rose, NPR, 17 Jan. 2026

While he’s shown to be a better right tackle than left tackle, Nijman did play well in his spot start on the blind side against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16. —Mike Kaye updated January 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026

Separately, the footballer created The Messi Cup, the first edition of which was held in December and pitted Inter Miami’s under-16 side against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Newell’s Old Boys and River Plate at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. —Colin Millar, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Additionally, China is pressuring France to side against Japan in the feud surrounding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about the future security of Taiwan. —Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for side against

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