Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead against

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables: dead- a-gainst
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to.

Example Sentences

"We had hauled up here to the S.W., in order to go sharp round the southern extreme of the Maldiva Archipelago, and, if possible, proceed by the northern, or short route, and run our westing down in 4° or 5° south latitude ; but, as we got to the westward, we found the wind more dead against us, so that we were obliged to steer south again."
"“The person who was most dead against playing the game was Stuart,” says Mick. “But he’s definitely a lot more relaxed about it these days.”"

Inflected Forms

dead set against (alternative) death against (alternative)

Antonyms

hell-bent on

Questions

What does dead against mean?: Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to.

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