Synonyms for go against
go against

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1. violate, go against, breakverb

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

   "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, give way, soften, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, part, plunder, collapse, disclose, die, transgress, founder, weaken, rape, outrage, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, spoil, offend, get out, fracture, relegate, ravish, violate, divulge, pause, assault, get around, wear out, cave in, let on, buck, break-dance, desecrate, check, break up, breach, break in, give, split up, dishonour, better, burst, go bad, break off, dishonor, bust, erupt, bring out, recrudesce, break dance, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, kick downstairs, profane, break down, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, expose, break, discontinue, despoil, intermit, wear

2. transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, breakverb

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

   "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

   Synonyms:
   crack, break away, plunder, soften, reveal, give out, unwrap, conk out, spite, part, collapse, disclose, die, transgress, ruin, founder, weaken, rape, outrage, discover, trespass, snap off, stop, go, demote, wear out, break out, separate, split, give away, damp, smash, interrupt, spoil, offend, appal, wound, overstep, relegate, bring out, violate, hurt, divulge, pause, break-dance, assault, get around, ravish, cave in, let on, buck, pique, desecrate, check, break up, breach, break in, give, split up, dishonour, better, gap, burst, injure, break off, dishonor, bust, erupt, bruise, recrudesce, break dance, dampen, fall in, bump, let out, scandalise, fall apart, kick downstairs, scandalize, profane, fracture, break down, shock, infract, fail, come apart, bankrupt, develop, give way, sin, expose, break, go bad, discontinue, despoil, intermit, get out, appall, wear

3. buck, go againstverb

   resist

   "buck the trend"

   Synonyms:
   violate, buck, jerk, shoot down, tear, offend, charge, infract, break, hitch, shoot, transgress, breach

Matched Categories

1. • Disrespect
   • Oppose

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1. Jim Dunnam:

   Ken Starr was in charge during a period of time where the university had a deliberate policy of ignoring Title IX, not complying with The Clery Act. And it was a policy that discriminated against young women and deprived their educational opportunity.

2. Joe Biden:

   We reserve crimes against humanity determinations for the most egregious crimes, these acts are not random or spontaneous; they are part of the Kremlin’s widespread and systematic attack against Ukraine’s civilian population.

3. Jeff Sessions:

   Today's arrest in Israel is the culmination of a large-scale investigation spanning multiple continents for hate crimes against Jewish communities across our country, the Department of Justice is committed to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, and we will not tolerate the targeting of any community in this country on the basis of their religious beliefs.

4. Kyle Gibson:

   This is one of those games, yeah, it would be great to have, but that’s a really good team over there and more than likely the team that we’re going to see in October when we get there, so, to play them pretty tight, to have multiple chances there in the last two innings against their best guys, you really can’t ask for anything else.

5. Soner Cagaptay:

   I think, though, the bigger driver...(is that) Erdogan has realized that the U.S. will not help him in Syria against the YPG, and Putin will, in return, Putin has lured Turkey into lucrative deals and bargains, many of which undermine Turkey's pro-Western orientation, the S-400 purchase being a case in point.