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

Baleba showed glimpses of his talent on his return to action in Saturday’s opening 1-1 draw for Fabian Hurzeler’s side against Fulham at the Amex Stadium after United stepped back from their pursuit of the 21-year-old Cameroon international. —Andy Naylor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025

Then again, with nothing from the court yet on the sanctions move by Lively’s side against Baldoni’s top lawyer, maybe everyone being circumspect in anticipation of what’s next in a case that since December last year always seems to provided more gristle at every turn — with more likely to come. —Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025

The cruiser ended up with its rear side against a fence. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025

But at the time, the idea that the government should have a monopoly on education was popular in certain states and could have become the model nationwide had the Court not sided against Oregon lawmakers. —Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025

Rhymes for side against

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