go against

phrasal 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

Owen’s story goes against the advice many college students receive, especially those vying for business positions: network, network, network. —Jessi Streib, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

The goth girl took notice of character Barry at a party and gave him some advice that went against the grain, giving him new perspective. —Angela Andaloro, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025

All four of those top seeds then lost in New Year’s Six games that made up the quarterfinal round, when going against opponents that had played first-round home games on their campuses, including SEC runner-up Texas and Big Ten runner-up Penn State. —Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025

Plenty of other contentious refereeing calls have gone against Newcastle. —Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for go against

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