make a stand against

VERB

fight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

argue combat continue engage in force maintain oppose resist support

STRONG

bicker buck conduct contest defy dispute effect endure further hassle persevere persist prosecute repel row squabble strive struggle travail traverse uphold wage withstand wrangle

WEAK

buckle down carry on exert oneself fall out hammer away lay into light into push forward put up an argument spare no effort stand up to take on take pains tangle with toil on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree comply ignore let go neglect surrender

STRONG

cease concur forget give in give up halt idle leave quit stop yield

WEAK

believe make peace uphold

Example Sentences

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“We have to make a stand against exploitative publishers and speak up about this to stop things like this from happening again in the future,” Mojiken said.

From The Verge • Aug. 24, 2022

Are we really too cool to make a stand against global warming?

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2017

There are some words and conversations that we as a community don’t need to tolerate, that we can make a stand against and say “that has no place here.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2016

Even this concession may not persuade many MPs who want to make a stand against the Strasbourg court.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2011

Jane was preparing to make a stand against this woman; and here apparently was the opportunity.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various

make a stand against

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