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up against it

ADJECTIVE

desperate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

despondent forlorn futile sad vain

STRONG

downcast goner

WEAK

at end of one's rope back to the wall can't win dead duck despairing desponding gone hard up in the soup in the toilet inconsolable irrecoverable irremediable irretrievable no chance no-win running out of time sunk up the creek useless wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful happy hopeful joyful

WEAK

calm confident content contented satisfactory satisfied secure unworried

Example Sentences

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Other railroads have lined up against it, saying that the rail industry is consolidated enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But it wasn’t investing, it was gambling, and potent social forces were lined up against it, including Wall Street.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s also difficult to gauge how many of Iran’s 93 million people despise the government enough to rise up against it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

"We were up against it but we're here to fight and that's what we did."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The front of the house sat smack on the ground with flowering shrubs nestled right up against it.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

up against it

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