Going against


Synonyms for going against
verb fight

withstand
cope
fight
resist
repel
oppose

contend
buck
duel
engage
clash
contest

defy
traverse
struggle
battle
strive
war

dispute
cross swords with
do battle with
go up against
put up a fight
shoot it out

Antonyms for going against

surrender
give in
retreat
yield

support
give up
agree
make peace

compromise
run

Synonyms
verb challenge

defy
resist
accost
repel
oppose
meet
encounter

withstand
brave
affront
flout
scorn
front
dare

beard
tell off
come up against
face down
face up to
face with
go one-on-one

go up against
make my day
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
stand up to
call one’s bluff

Antonyms

surrender
avoid

dodge
evade

back down
yield

Synonyms
verb do opposing action

prevent
thwart
halt
neutralize
rectify
resist
redress
counterbalance

offset
negate
correct
hinder
invalidate
countervail
contravene
fix

buck
cross
frustrate
cancel
foil
right
oppose
negative

defeat
check
annul
cancel out
countercheck
counterwork
go against

Antonyms

aid
assist
worsen
facilitate
permit

validate
uphold
abet
allow
help

forward
encourage
approve
break
support

Synonyms
verb come up against a situation

risk
confront
challenge
experience
fight
oppose
take
allow
meet
suffer
encounter
endure
withstand

brave
resist
accost
abide
contend
court
brook
cross
submit
sustain
brace
beard
stomach

defy
bear
countenance
dare
affront
tolerate
stand
venture
swallow
take it
take on
tell off
deal with

run into
eyeball
be confronted by
bit the bullet
cope with
fly in face of
go up against
grapple with
make a stand
square off
take the bull by the horns

Antonyms

surrender
aid
assist
refuse
reject
avoid
discontinue
dodge
disallow
hide

evade
ignore
shun
resist
give in
disapprove
veto
retreat
yield
support

help
hold
keep
give up
leave
stop
halt
run
withdraw
back

Synonyms
verb fight, wrestle

contend
grapple
compete
buck
shuffle
romp

contest
brawl
scrap
scuffle
smack
hassle

battle
tangle
slug
row
cross swords
lock horns

rough-house
bump heads
go up against
put up a fight

Antonyms

concur
laze
surrender

agree
make peace
idle

rest
yield

Synonyms
verb challenge, oppose

brave
buck
confront
dare
defy
denounce

dispute
investigate
question
throw down the gauntlet
call out
face off

go eyeball to eyeball with
go one on one with
go toe to toe with
go up against
hang in
insist upon

invite competition
make a stand
object to
stand up to

Antonyms

refuse

reject

Synonyms
verb resist, contradict

cross
obstruct
withstand
thwart
negate
counteract
check

contest
negative
fight
dispute
hinder
contravene
impugn

balk
combat
duel
frustrate
impede
gainsay
buck

deny
counter
repel
oppose
disaffirm
go against

Antonyms

aid
assist
surrender
permit
uphold
facilitate
concur

help
promote
support
yield
encourage
forward
allow

approve
agree
go along
advance
back up
confirm

Synonyms
verb struggle

tangle
wrestle
scuffle
box
romp

contest
brawl
scrap
fight
grapple

hassle
battle
conflict
row
lock horns

rough-house
bump heads
go up against
put up a fight

Antonyms

harmonize
concur

agree
make peace

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