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Against
əˈɡɛn(t)st
- in opposition to
"the fight against crime"
opposed to in opposition to hostile to averse to antagonistic towards inimical to unsympathetic to resistant to at odds with in disagreement with contra- in opposition to, with reference to legal action
"the panel will investigate allegations against officials"
- in opposition to, with reference to a sporting contest
"the championship match against Somerset"
- in anticipation of and preparation for (a problem or difficulty)
"he gritted his teeth against the pain"
in case of in/as provision for in preparation for in anticipation of in expectation of- in resistance to; as protection from
"he turned up his collar against the wind"
- in relation to (an amount of money owed, due, or lent) so as to reduce, cancel, or secure it
"money was advanced against the value of the property"
- (in betting) in anticipation of the failure of
"the odds were 5–1 against England"
- in or into physical contact with (something), so as to be supported by or collide with it
"she stood with her back against the door"
- in conceptual contrast to
"the benefits must be weighed against the costs"
against in opposition to contrary to at variance with in defiance of in contravention of contrarily contrariwise conversely- in visual contrast to
"he was silhouetted against the light of the stair window"