The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DEFY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2021.
Go against crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEFY | 36 % | 4 |
| OPPOSE | 36 % | 6 |
| BUCK | 8 % | 4 |
| VIOLATE | 8 % | 7 |
| FLOUT | 4 % | 5 |
| RESIST | 4 % | 6 |
| FACE | 4 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Go against
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- violate
- infract
- offend
- transgress
- break
- breach
- buck
- resist
- withgo
- contradict
- contravene
- oppose
Crossword Answer definitions
DEFY noun- A challenge.
- To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).
- To refuse to obey.
- To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations.
- To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DEFY
- Challenge
- Rise up against
- Meet head-on
- Stand up to
- Confound
- Resist boldly
- Flout
- Fly in the face of
- Resist, as authority
- Flout, as authority
More clues leading to the result OPPOSE
- Measure against
- Bump heads with
- Act against
- Go against
- Stand against
- Go against the government in Parliament
- Be against
- Face down
- Fly in the face of
- Side against
More clues leading to the result BUCK
- "The ___ stops here"
- Bundy family pet in TV's "Married With Children"
- One bill
- Male rabbit
- Pass the ___
- "The Graduate" screenwriter Henry
- Emulate a bronco
- Imitate a bronco
- Greenback
- Resist strongly
More clues leading to the result VIOLATE
- Breach
- Go against
- Break, as a rule
- Act in disregard of
- Break, as laws
- Transgress
- Break, as a law
- Transgress.
- Desecrate.
- Break, as a law.
More clues leading to the result FLOUT
- Scoff at
- Defy
- Openly defy
- Thumb one's nose at
- Scoff at, as a rule
- Snub one's nose at
- Scorn, as the rules
- Break, as rules
- Show contempt for
- Defy openly
More clues leading to the result RESIST
- Stand firm against action
- Abstain from
- Fight off
- Withstand
- Fight back
- Put up a fight
- Stand firm against
- Withstand the lure of
- Just say no
- Put up a squawk