Go against
Go against verb - Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.
Reverse and go against are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reverse" instead a verb "Go against".
Reverse
Reverse verb - To change (as an opinion) to the contrary.
Go against and reverse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Go against" instead a verb "Reverse".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Also at that battle, Rufus chooses to go against his orders (Very Serious Business for a Turian) and deploy the weapons meant to fight the Coalition against the heretic Geth, figuring the risk of the Coalition reverse-engineering said weapons is worth taking.
Source: Fanfic / XCOM Second Contact
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