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GO AGAINST Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the phrase go against. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the phrase go against. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for GO AGAINST

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violate
verbv
verb

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• destroy

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• force (someone) to have sex against their will

• destroy and strip of its possession

breach
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

transgress
verbv
verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

contravene
verbv
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• deny the truth of

defy
verbv
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

disobey
verbv
verb

• refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient

disregard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

flout
verbv
verb

• treat with contemptuous disregard

• laugh at with contempt and derision

infringe
verbv
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• advance beyond the usual limit

break
verb, nounv, n
noun

• some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity

• an unexpected piece of good luck

• (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• a pause from doing something (as work)

• the act of breaking something

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• breaking of hard tissue such as bone

• the occurrence of breaking

• an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)

• the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool

• (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a sudden dash

• any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare

• an escape from jail

verb

• terminate or end

• become separated into pieces or fragments

• render inoperable or ineffective

• ruin completely

• destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• move away or escape suddenly

• scatter or part

• force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

• prevent completion

• enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act

• make submissive, obedient, or useful

• fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns

• surpass in excellence

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• come into being

• stop operating or functioning

• interrupt a continued activity

• make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing

• curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves

• lessen in force or effect

• be broken in

• come to an end

• vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity

• cause to give up a habit

• give up

• come forth or begin from a state of latency

• happen or take place

• cause the failure or ruin of

• invalidate by judicial action

• discontinue an association or relation; go different ways

• assign to a lower position; reduce in rank

• reduce to bankruptcy

• change directions suddenly

• emerge from the surface of a body of water

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• do a break dance

• exchange for smaller units of money

• destroy the completeness of a set of related items

• make the opening shot that scatters the balls

• separate from a clinch, in boxing

• go to pieces

• break a piece from a whole

• become punctured or penetrated

• pierce or penetrate

• be released or become known; of news

• cease an action temporarily

• interrupt the flow of current in

• undergo breaking

• find a flaw in

• find the solution or key to

• change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another

• happen

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• crack; of the male voice in puberty

• fall sharply

• fracture a bone of

• diminish or discontinue abruptly

• weaken or destroy in spirit or body

buck
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

• United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

• mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

verb

• to strive with determination

• resist

• move quickly and violently

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

infract
verb

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

offend
verbv
verb

• cause to feel resentment or indignation

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• strike with disgust or revulsion

• hurt the feelings of

Best Hypernyms For GO AGAINST

Here is a list of related hypernyms for go against, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
disrespect oppose react

Alternatives for VIOLATE

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