against

preposition

1)

a number of delegates were against the motion

Syn:

opposed to, in opposition to, hostile to, averse to, antagonistic toward, inimical to, unsympathetic to, resistant to, at odds with, in disagreement with, dead set against; informal anti

Ant:

in favor of, pro

2)

he was swimming against the tide

Syn:

in opposition to, counter to, contrary to, in the opposite direction to

Ant:

with

3)

his age is against him

Syn:

disadvantageous to, unfavorable to, damaging to, detrimental to, prejudicial to, deleterious to, harmful to, injurious to, a drawback for

Ant:

advantageous to

4)

she leaned against the wall

Syn:

touching, in contact with, up against, on, adjacent to