The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OPPOSES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2014.
Goes up against crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| OPPOSES | 40 % | 7 |
| ABUTS | 20 % | 5 |
| BATTLES | 20 % | 7 |
| DEFIES | 20 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Goes up against
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- opposes
- contends
- competes
- abut
- get
- heave
- seesaw
- balloon
- climb
- explode
- install
- part
Crossword Answer definitions
OPPOSES verb- To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.
- To object to.
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
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 OPPOSES
- Dead set against
- Espouses another point of view
- Resists
- Is against
- Stands against
- Acts against
- Obstructs
- Takes a stand against
- Blocks
- Conflicts with.
More clues leading to the result ABUTS
- Touches on
- Borders on
- Is adjacent to
- Borders
- Touches
- Comes up against
- Adjoins
- Shares a border with
- Stands side-by-side
- Neighbors
More clues leading to the result BATTLES
- Skirmishes
- Hostile encounters
- Antietam and Gettysburg
- Some campaigns
- Goes up against
- Front page news from the world over.
- Combats.
- Waterloo, Trafalgar, etc.
- Bunker Hill and Bull Run.
- Verdun and Vicksburg.