Word Meanings - AGAINST - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. 2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in

Additional info about word: AGAINST

1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. 2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof. 3. 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. The gate would have been shut against her. Fielding. An argument against the use of steam. Tyndale. 4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus. 2 Kings xvi. 11. Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of AGAINST)

• Across
• Athwart
• against
• transversely
• opposition
• Animosity
• Hatred
• antipathy
• dissention
• aversion
• acrimony
• feud
• strife
• rancor
• antagonism
• bitterness
• acerbity
• hostility
• enmity
• malice
• anger
• malevolence
• ill-will
• malignity
• feeling against
• Counter
• Opposed
• contrary
• Push
• Press
• drive
• impel
• shove
• press against
• propel
• butt
• thrust
• urge
• expedite
• accelerate
• reduce

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of AGAINST)

• To appease
• compose
• forbear
• allay
• soothe
• calm
• conciliate
• heal
• Relax
• inhibit
• persuade
• entice
• allure
• solicit
• touch
• skim
• graze
• free
• liberate
• ease
• avoid
• relieve

Related words: (words related to AGAINST)

• COUNTERBRACE
  To brace in opposite directions; as, to counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one way and the after yards another.
• MALIGNITY
  1. The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite. 2. Virulence; deadly quality. His physicians discerned an invincible malignity in his disease. Hayward. 3. Extreme evilness of nature
• COUNTERACTIVE
  Tending to counteract.
• INHIBITORY
  Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center. I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory. Lamb.
• COUNTERVIEW
  1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in which two persons front each other. Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin, In counterview. Milton M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his preface and appendixx.
• COUNTERFLEURY
  Counterflory.
• RANCOR
  The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred. "To stint rancour and dissencioun." Chaucer. It would not be easy to conceive the passion, rancor, and malice of their tongues and hearts. Burke. Syn. --
• COUNTER WEIGHT
  A counterpoise.
• COUNTERJUMPER
  A salesman in a shop; a shopman; -- used contemtuously.
• SHOVELARD
  Shoveler.
• PERSUADER
  One who, or that which, persuades or influences. "Powerful persuaders." Milton.
• OPPOSABILITY
  The condition or quality of being opposable. In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to opposability of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes. A. R. Wallace.
• COUNTERPLEAD
  To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
• RELAXANT
  A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.
• COUNTER BRACE
  The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel.
• COUNTERIRRITANT; COUNTERIRRITATION
  See A
• PERSUADED
  Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty; convinced. -- Per*suad"ed*ly, adv. -- Per*suad"ed*ness, n.
• COUNTER
  A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See Counter, adv. & a. (more info) Note:
• COUNTERGUARD
  A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
• ON-HANGER
  A hanger-on.
• DERANGER
  One who deranges.
• WANGER
  A pillow for the cheek; a pillow. His bright helm was his wanger. Chaucer.
• LACROSSE
  A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a "crosse". The ball is not handled but caught
• ENCOUNTERER
  One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist. Atterbury.
• DOUBLEGANGER
  An apparition or double of a living person; a doppelgänger. Either you are Hereward, or you are his doubleganger. C. Kingsley.
• HOTPRESSED
  Pressed while heat is applied. See Hotpress, v. t.