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Synonyms for stand up to
verb fight, obstruct- argue
- assail
- attack
- debate
- defy
- deny
- disagree
- dispute
- face
- fight
- prevent
- protest
- resist
- assault
- bar
- battle
- bombard
- check
- combat
- confront
- contradict
- controvert
- counter
- counterattack
- cross
- disapprove
- encounter
- expose
- gainsay
- hinder
- neutralize
- reverse
- taunt
- thwart
- withstand
- call in question
- face down
- fly in the face of
- frown at
- not countenance
- run counter to
- search out
- speak against
- stand up to
- take a stand
- take issue
- take on
- turn the tables
Antonyms for stand up to
- accept
- agree
- aid
- allow
- comply
- give in
- go along
- harmonize
- help
- retreat
- support
- surrender
- yield
- approve
- assist
- encourage
- forward
- make peace
- permit
- favor
- join
- participate
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
More words related to stand up to
beard
verb. confront
brave
verb. endure bad situation
braves
verb. endure bad situation
braving
verb. endure bad situation
challenge
verb. dispute, question
- accost
- arouse
- ask for
- assert
- beard
- brave
- call for
- call out
- claim
- confront
- cross
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- exact
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fly in the face of
- hang in
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- make a point of
- make a stand
- object to
- provoke
- query
- reclaim
- require
- search out
- stand up to
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- vindicate
challenged
verb. dispute, question
- accost
- arouse
- ask for
- assert
- beard
- brave
- call for
- call out
- claim
- confront
- cross
- dare
- defy
- demand
- denounce
- exact
- face down
- face off
- face the music
- fly in the face of
- hang in
- impeach
- impose
- impugn
- inquire
- insist upon
- investigate
- invite competition
- make a point of
- make a stand
- object to
- provoke
- query
- reclaim
- require
- search out
- stand up to
- stick it out
- stimulate
- summon
- tax
- test
- throw down the gauntlet
- try
- vindicate
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.