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Against

/əˈɡenst/
To be in opposition or resistance to something.

Synonyms:

This word has no synonyms

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Examples:

Surely there was too much evidence against Inglethorp!

"Yes; twenty-seven took tracts to-night as against eighteen on Thursday."

I used it against the slave traders 3 three years ago.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from Middle English againest, from Old English ægean, meaning to oppose or in an opposite direction.

Usage Statistics:

471 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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