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Meaning of GO AGAINST

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 Definition: 
  1. [v]  resist; "buck the trend"
  2. [v]  act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
  3. [v]  fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns; "He violated the agreement to stay away from his ex-wife"; "You are breaking the law!"
 
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 Synonyms: breach, break, break, buck, infract, offend, transgress, violate, violate
 
 Antonyms: conform to
 
 See Also: blunder, boob, conflict, contravene, disrespect, goof, infringe, intrude, oppose, react, run afoul, sin, sin, transgress, trespass, trespass

 

 

Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: antagonize, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical, beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross, go counter to, interfere with, join the opposition, lock horns, meet head-on, militate against, not abide, oppose, oppugn, play at cross-purposes, protest, resist, run against, run counter to, swim upstream, take issue with, traverse, vote against, withstand, work against
 

 

 

 

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