go against

verb

went against; gone against; going against; goes against

1

: to not agree with (something)

I won't do anything that goes against my conscience/beliefs/principles.

values that go against those of society

2

: to oppose (someone or something)

He was surprised when some of his former supporters went against him.

He was reluctant to go against his parents' wishes.

3

: to compete against (a player or team) in a contest or game

The Red Sox will be going against the Yankees in tonight's game.

4

: to not be good for (someone) : to not produce the result that is wanted by (someone)

Everything seemed to be going against her but she didn't give up hope.

The verdict went against the defendant.

Examples of go against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alharbi and Councilman Nayeem Choudhury say the firing went against the city charter. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Stifel's call goes against consensus on Wall Street. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Those narrower lanes would go against design standards, and the board of directors for the bridge district had to review the plan to make a formal exception at a public meeting. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026

Plus, Portugal tries to get going against Uzbekistan, while Colombia has the nightcap against upstart DR Congo. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 June 2026

Rhymes for go against

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