Against

Definition:

  • (prep.) Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
  • (prep.) From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
  • (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.
  • (prep.) By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.

Compare against with other words:

against vs. disagree

against vs. opposite

against vs. contest

against vs. thereagain

against vs. repugnate

against vs. witherward

against vs. gainstrive

against vs. withset

against vs. might

against vs. toward

against vs. beside

against vs. back

against vs. content

against vs. counter

against vs. mobile

against vs. resist

against vs. deprecate

against vs. over

against vs. towards

against vs. opposed

against vs. countercurrent

against vs. indisputably

against vs. sweatshirt

against vs. upstream

against vs. uplean

against vs. contra

against vs. warfare

against vs. blaspheme

against vs. except

against vs. ayein

against vs. ayen

against vs. safety

against vs. before

against vs. with

against vs. preparation

against vs. protection

against vs. counterbalance

against vs. charge

against vs. versus

against vs. exchange

against vs. competition

against vs. comparison

against vs. contrast

against vs. collision

against vs. contact

against vs. opposition

against vs. background

against vs. front

against vs. contrary

against vs. direction

against vs. for

against vs. from