going against
Swimming upstream, metaphorically
Going against means opposing, contradicting, or acting contrary to something.
You can go against someone's wishes, go against the grain, or go against conventional wisdom.
The phrase implies resistance to an established direction or expectation: The decision goes against everything we stand for.
In legal contexts, a ruling that goes against you is one you lose.
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- unconventionalityDeparture from accepted standards
- bucking the trendOpposing prevailing direction
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
dispute · mutiny · protest · dissent · noncompliance · disobedience · kicking back · sedition · subversion · civil disobedience · clash · objection · revolt · eccentricity · counteraction · discord · anomaly · uprising
going againstobeying
Following directives given
following · going along with · going with · abiding by · heeding
going againstsupporting
Bearing or sustaining
siding with · backing · standing with · endorsing · agreeing with