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| Main Entry: |
against
 [uh-genst, uh-geynst] 
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| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | opposite to |
| Synonyms: | across, adjacent, con, contra, contrary to, counter to, facing, in contrast to, in opposition to, opposed to, opposing, versus, vs |
| Main Entry: | contradictory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, agin, anti, antipodal, antipodean, antithetic, antithetical, con, conflicting, contrary, converse, counter, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, irreconcilable, negating, no go, nullifying, opposing, opposite, ornery*, paradoxical, polar, repugnant, reverse |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, confirming, consistent, reconcilable, reconciled, vouching |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposite, opposing |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, antagonistic, anti, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, diametric, hindering, impeding, obstructive, obverse, opposed, polar, reverse |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, concurring, corresponding, corroborating, equal, same, similar |
Example Sentences
- Hand pulling or hoeing is your first line of defense against weeds, especially annual and biennial kinds.
- Foliage is malodorous when brushed against or bruised.
- News about war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | contrary, reverse |
| Synonyms: | against, at variance with, contrarily, contrariwise, conversely, in defiance of, opposite, versus |
| Antonyms: | equally, same, similarly |
| Main Entry: | despite |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in spite of, regardless of |
| Synonyms: | against, although, even though, even with, in contempt of, in defiance of, in the face of, notwithstanding, undeterred by |
| Main Entry: | from |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | outside of, separating |
| Synonyms: | against, in distinction to, out of possession of, taken away |
| Main Entry: | negative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bad, contradictory |
| Synonyms: | abrogating, adverse, against, annulling, antagonistic, anti, balky, colorless, con, contrary, contravening, counteractive, cynical, denying, detrimental, disallowing, disavowing, dissentient, dissenting, gainsaying, gloomy, impugning, invalidating, jaundiced, naysaying, neutralizing, nugatory, nullifying, opposing, pessimistic, privative, recusant, refusing, rejecting, removed, repugnant, resisting, resistive, unaffirmative, unenthusiastic, unfavorable, uninterested, unwilling, weak |
| Antonyms: | good, positive |
| Main Entry: | notwithstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | although, however |
| Synonyms: | after all, against, at any rate, but, despite, for all that, howbeit, in any case, in any event, in spite of, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, regardless of, though, to the contrary, withal, yet |
| Main Entry: | on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in contact; ahead of |
| Synonyms: | about, above, adjacent, against, approaching, at, beside, close to, covering, forth, forward, held, leaning on, near, next, on top of, onward, over, resting on, situated on, supported, touching, toward, upon, with |
| Antonyms: | off |
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