Against Someone's Principles

Synonyms of against someone's principles

• contrary to someone's principles
• opposed to someone's principles
• in violation of someone's principles

Antonyms of against someone's principles

• in line with someone's principles
• in accordance with someone's principles
• consistent with someone's principles

Collocations of against someone's principles

against one's beliefs

Frequency: 70 %

Going against one's beliefs can lead to inner conflict.

against one's values

Frequency: 65 %

He refused to do anything that went against his values.

against one's morals

Frequency: 60 %

Lying went against her morals, so she always told the truth.

against one's conscience

Frequency: 50 %

It was against his conscience to cheat on the exam.

against one's ethics

Frequency: 45 %

Acting unethically was against her principles.

Idiomatic Expressions for against someone's principles

• Phrase: be against someone's principles
  Meaning: to be contrary to one's beliefs or values
  Usage: Stealing is against my principles, so I could never do it.