Against
Against preposition - In or into contact with.
In the face of and against are semantically related in in defiance of topic. In some cases you can use "In the face of" instead a preposition "Against".
In the face of
Against and in the face of are semantically related in in spite of topic. You can use "Against" instead a preposition phrase "In the face of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- toward and against
- toward and in the face of
- opposing and against
- opposing and in the face of
- facing and against
- facing and in the face of
- notwithstanding and against
- notwithstanding and in the face of
- confronting and against
- confronting and in the face of
- despite and against
- despite and in the face of
- concerning and against
- concerning and in the face of
Both terms in one sentence
- Against all the odds, in defiance of the laws of drama, spitting in the face of the Awful Wedded Life, there is...the Happily Married couple.
Source: Happily Married - The original version of the story is meant to be a cautionary tale against idle curiosity in the face of explicit warnings against exposing things that shouldn't be messed with.
- Meyerdahl Betas' modifications were specifically designed to be subtle in the face of widespread prejudice against genetic modification, and Sphinx isn't THAT heavy, only about 1.3 Earth's gravities.
Source: Heavyworlder
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