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come up against

come up a·gainst
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm uhp uh-genst, uh-geynst]
    • /kʌm ʌp əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhm uhp uh-genst, uh-geynst]
    • /kʌm ʌp əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst/

Definitions of come up against words

  • phrasal verb come up against If you come up against a problem or difficulty, you are faced with it and have to deal with it. 3
  • noun come up against to be faced with; come into conflict or competition with 3
  • intransitivephrasal verb come up against encounter: opposition, obstacle 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb come up against compete with sb 1
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Parts of speech for Come up against

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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come up against popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for come up against

verb come up against

  • defy — If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refuse to obey them and behave in that way.
  • resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • accost — If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
  • repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
  • oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
All 62 Synonyms of come up against

Antonyms for come up against

verb come up against

  • surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
  • avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
  • dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
  • yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
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