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— English words —

• against prep. In a contrary direction to.
• against prep. In physical opposition to; in collision with.
• against prep. In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
• against prep. Close to, alongside.
• against prep. In front of; before (a background).
• against prep. In contrast or comparison with.
• against prep. In competition with, versus.
• against prep. Contrary to; in conflict with.
• against prep. In opposition to.
• against prep. Of betting odds, denoting a worse-than-even chance.
• against prep. In exchange for.
• against prep. As counterbalance to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
• against prep. As a charge on.
• against prep. As protection from.
• against prep. In anticipation of; in preparation for (A particular time, event etc.).
• against prep. (Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances…
• against prep. (Obsolete) Exposed to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
• against conj. (Obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Scots
  • against prep. Towards, near (of time).

— English words, defined in German —

• against Präp. Ideologisch: gegen, dagegen.
• against Präp. Physisch: gegen, dagegen.
• against Präp. Wettkampf: gegen, dagegen.
• against Präp. Vorbereitung: gegen, dagegen.
• against Präp. Ersatz: gegen.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• against voorz. Tegen.

— English words, defined in French —

• against prép. Contre, dans le sens contraire.
• against prép. En opposition, socialement…
• against prép. Contre, en contact avec.
• against prép. En échange de, contre.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• against prep. Contra.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• against prep. Contra, de encontro.
• against prep. Se chocando, se encontrado.
• against prep. Em comparação com.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• against prep. Contro, in opposizione a qualcuno o qualcosa.
• against prep. Contro, in direzione contraria a.
• against prep. Contro, di fronte a, verso.
• against prep. In cambio di.

74 English words from 19 English definitions

abut add alongside amount anticipation as␣to background before betting By␣the␣time Can chance charge circumstances Close Close␣to collision comparison competition conflict contact contrary Contrary␣to contrast counterbalance denoting direction etc even even␣chance event example exchange Exposed following for from front happened Hollywood In␣competition in␣contrast In␣exchange In␣exchange␣for In␣front In␣front␣of later near now Obsolete odds opposition paid particular physical preparation protection sense so␣as so␣as␣to something specified supported than that the this time to␣the Towards under versus with worse

10 English words from 18 foreign definitions

cambio com contact Contra contraire dans Ersatz opposition sens verso

23 foreign words from 18 foreign definitions

avec chocando comparação contraria contre Contro dagegen di␣fronte direzione échange encontrado encontro fronte gegen Ideologisch opposizione Physisch qualcosa qualcuno socialement Tegen Vorbereitung Wettkampf

18 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

againsts againster againstand againsters againstism againstands againstisms againstness against␣time against␣the␣law against␣all␣odds against␣the␣hair against␣the␣clock against␣the␣grain against␣the␣world against␣the␣collar against␣someone's␣will against␣the␣run␣of␣play

18 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

up␣against␣it fors␣and␣againsts hope␣against␣hope race␣against␣time talk␣against␣time races␣against␣time up␣against␣the␣wall go␣against␣the␣grain sell␣against␣the␣box crime␣against␣nature crimes␣against␣nature race␣against␣the␣clock crime␣against␣humanity kick␣against␣the␣pricks crimes␣against␣humanity kicks␣against␣the␣pricks play␣one␣against␣another push␣against␣an␣open␣door

58 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

as␣against go␣against up␣against pit␣against set␣against dead␣against gave␣against give␣against goes␣against gone␣against go␣up␣against held␣against hereagainst hold␣against make␣against over␣against sets␣against take␣against tell␣against turn␣against went␣against death␣against given␣against gives␣against going␣against guard␣against holds␣against ran␣up␣against rub␣up␣against run␣up␣against thereagainst turns␣against weigh␣against whereagainst giving␣against pitted␣against runs␣up␣against turned␣against bring␣up␣against dead␣set␣against holding␣against setting␣against stand␣up␣against stood␣up␣against stumble␣against turning␣against brings␣up␣against make␣head␣against stands␣up␣against stumbled␣against +8 words

24 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

aga Aga AGA again again- Ain AIN ain' gain Gain gain- gains Gains gainst 'gainst ins Ins INS in's ins. Ins. inst inst. Inst.

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

aga Aga AGA nia Nia NIA TSN

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

antigas antisag Gaitans

27 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

againest againsts agitants antisnag assignat atlasing atsaking cantigas gainstay ganthias Garnatis gas␣giant Gastonia Gatesian granitas hit␣a␣snag paganist pitangas Ratigans Saganite saginate Santiago Siangtan Talaings tikangas tsingala yatigans

30 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

aginst antags at-sign at␣sign Atsina Gaians gainst 'gainst Gaitan gantas giants Giants Nagais Nastia Nisga'a sagina sangai satang sating stagna Stagni tagins taigas Taings Tanais tangas tangis Tangsa tasing TASing

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

agaynst ageinst

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

aginst gainst 'gainst

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

againest

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