Meanings
adverbthereagainst (not comparable)
- archaicnot comparableIn opposition to or against it; contrary to it; against that.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Middle Englishther ageynste
- Englishthereagainst
From Middle English ther ageynste, ther agenst, þerageyns, ther-ayens, þare agaynes, þer-aȝens, equivalent to there (“that”) + against.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans daarteen
- daarteenwithin this content or context
Dutch daartegen
- daartegenwithin this content or context
Finnish sitä vastaan, sitä vasten
- sitä vastaanwithin this content or context
- sitä vastenwithin this content or context
French ci-contre
- ci-contrewithin this content or context
German dagegen
- dagegenwithin this content or context
Hungarian ellene
- ellenewithin this content or context
Polish pomimo, wbrew
- pomimowithin this content or context
- wbrewwithin this content or context
- w przeciwieństwie dowithin this content or context
- w odróżnieniu odwithin this content or context
Swedish därmot
- därmotwithin this content or context
Turkish buna karşın
- buna karşınwithin this content or context
Cite this entry
APA
thereagainst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereagainst
MLA
“thereagainst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereagainst. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thereagainst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thereagainst.
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