The term 'be against' can be expressed in several ways. The crossword solutions for this term are 'OPPOSE' (6 letters), 'ODDS' (4 letters), 'ABUT' (4 letters), 'ANTI' (4 letters), and 'NAYSAY' (6 letters). To OPPOSE something is to disagree with it or to be against it. ODDS are the likelihood of something happening, so if the ODDS are against something, it is unlikely to happen. ABUT means to border or to be adjacent to something, so if something is abutting something else, it is against it. ANTI means against or opposed to, so if someone is ANTI something, they are against it. Finally, NAYSAY means to express disapproval or to OPPOSE something, so if someone is naysaying something, they are against it.