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ACCORDING Antonyms

There are 18 antonyms of the word according. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For ACCORDING

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challenging
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• requiring full use of your abilities or resources

• stimulating interest or thought

• disturbingly provocative

disregarding
adverb

• in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

opposing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by active hostility

questioning
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a request for information

adjective satellite

• perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

• marked by or given to doubt

• showing curiosity

unknown
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• not known

noun

• an unknown and unexplored region

• anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

• a variable whose values are solutions of an equation

adjective satellite

• being or having an unknown or unnamed source

• not known to exist

• not famous or acclaimed

• not known before

contradicting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• be in contradiction with

• deny the truth of

• be resistant to

• prove negative; show to be false

contravening
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• deny the truth of

countering
verbv
noun

• table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

• game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

• a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens

• a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers

• a person who counts things

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)

• a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot

• a return punch (especially by a boxer)

adverb

• in the opposite direction

adjective satellite

• indicating opposition or resistance

verb

• speak in response

• act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

defying
adjectiveadj
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

denying
verbv
verb

• declare untrue; contradict

• refuse to accept or believe

• refuse to grant, as of a petition or request

• refuse to let have

• deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure

• deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

• refuse to recognize or acknowledge

disallowing
verbv
verb

• command against

disobeying
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

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

disputing
verbv
noun

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• coming into conflict with

verb

• take exception to

• have a disagreement over something

negating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• be in contradiction with

• deny the truth of

• prove negative; show to be false

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

objecting
verbv
noun

• a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

• the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

• (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon

• the focus of cognitions or feelings

• (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer

verb

• express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

• be averse to or express disapproval of

rebelling
verbv
noun

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

verb

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

refuting
verbv
verb

• overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

• prove to be false or incorrect

resisting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

• express opposition through action or words

• withstand the force of something

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse to comply

Alternatives for CHALLENGING

Alternatives for DISREGARDING

Alternatives for OPPOSING

Alternatives for QUESTIONING

Alternatives for UNKNOWN

Alternatives for CONTRADICTING

Alternatives for CONTRAVENING

Alternatives for COUNTERING

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