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逆らう · godan verb (-u)

Meanings

godan verb (-u), intransitive verb

Used for resisting or acting contrary to a person, rule, order, expectation, or natural flow. Often appears with に (～に逆らう).

Related words· 6

反はん抗こうN3
反抗する implies active, often emotional rebellion against authority, while 逆らう can describe milder or more general opposition, including to rules or natural flow.
抵てい抗こうN3
抵抗する focuses on resisting force or pressure (physical, political, etc.), while 逆らう more broadly means to go against a person, order, or trend.
背そむくN1
背く is a more literary word for betraying or acting against someone's wishes, rules, or morals, whereas 逆らう is the everyday term for opposing or defying.
歯は向むかうN1
歯向かう stresses standing up to or rebelling against someone stronger, while 逆らう is a more neutral verb usable for people, rules, or natural forces alike.

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楯たて突つくN1
逆らう means to go against someone's will or orders in general, whereas 楯突く carries a stronger nuance of disrespectful, confrontational back-talk.
反はんするN1
逆らう emphasizes actively resisting a person, current, or trend, while 反する is more abstract and often used with rules or principles rather than people.

Opposites

従したがうN3
従う means to obey or comply, the direct opposite of 逆らう, which means to defy or go against.
則のっとる
逆らう means to defy or go against rules or orders, the opposite of 則る, which means to conform to and follow them.
ならうN2
逆らう means to go against or defy someone's wishes or a rule, the opposite of 倣う's meaning of following an example.