contravene vs go against

contravene and go against both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contravene	No	No	Yes	No
go against	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, go against is a hypernym of contravene; that is, go against is a word with a broader meaning than contravene:

Other hypernyms of contravene include breach, break, infract, offend, transgress, violate.

contravene (verb)	go against (verb)
deny the truth of	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against, as of rules and laws	resist
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns