go against

go against
    v 1: fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or
         patterns; "This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
         [syn: {violate}, {go against}, {break}] [ant: {conform to}]
    2: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises;
       "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or
       human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" [syn:
       {transgress}, {offend}, {infract}, {violate}, {go against},
       {breach}, {break}] [ant: {keep}, {observe}]
    3: resist; "buck the trend" [syn: {buck}, {go against}]
    

40 Moby Thesaurus words for "go against":
      antagonize, be antipathetic, be at cross-purposes, be inimical,
      beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute,
      contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract,
      counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork, cross,
      go counter to, interfere with, join the opposition, lock horns,
      meet head-on, militate against, not abide, oppose, oppugn,
      play at cross-purposes, protest, resist, run against,
      run counter to, swim upstream, take issue with, traverse,
      vote against, withstand, work against