Thesaurus / stick up for
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synonyms for stick up for
- bolster
- hold
- help
- uphold
- boost
- assist
- back
- maintain
- establish
- endorse
- aid
- promote
- approve
- justify
- advance
- abet
- champion
- second
- substantiate
- comfort
- cheer
- stay
- forward
- countenance
- foster
- sustain
- verify
- carry
- agree with
- bear out
- go to bat for
- keep up
- side with
- boost morale
- get behind
- go along with
- plead for
- pull for
- put forward
- rally round
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stick by
- take the part of
- throw in with
- take one's side
- throw in one's lot with
- preserve
- bolster
- help
- defend
- assist
- continue
- nurse
- save
- buoy
- feed
- befriend
- buttress
- supply
- relieve
- back
- convey
- carry
- protract
- transport
- uphold
- confirm
- verify
- support
- comfort
- prop
- prolong
- favor
- foster
- endorse
- brace
- nourish
- ratify
- lug
- bear
- bankroll
- validate
- tote
- transfer
- aid
- nurture
- approve
- pack
- go for
- keep alive
- keep from falling
- keep going
- lend a hand
- provide for
- shore up
- stand by
- vindicate
- confirm
- defend
- advocate
- encourage
- endorse
- promote
- justify
- bolster
- champion
- raise
- buttress
- hoist
- brace
- assist
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- back
- upraise
- prop
- elevate
- second
- sustain
- carry
- aid
- uplift
- boost
- rear
- help
- back up
- pick up
- take up
- uprear
- hold to
- stand by
- side with
- buoy up
- shore up
- stick by
- upbear
- hold up one's end
- champion
- uphold
- support
- advocate
- back
- assert
- maintain
- guarantee
- endorse
- argue
- explain
- justify
- exculpate
- befriend
- vindicate
- rationalize
- plead
- stonewall
- second
- espouse
- sustain
- recommend
- aid
- warrant
- exonerate
- back up
- go to bat for
- stand by
- apologize for
- bear one out
- come to defense of
- cover for
- prove a case
- put in a good word
- ride shotgun for
- say in defense
- speak up for
- stand up for
- thump for
- subsidize
- abet
- assist
- encourage
- alleviate
- promote
- mitigate
- befriend
- lighten
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- serve
- favor
- sustain
- bail out
- go to bat for
- benefact
- go with
- lend a hand
- open doors for
- straighten out
- back up
- defend
- endorse
- recommend
- support
- cover for
- go to the wall for
- stand behind
- stand by
- stand up for
- bolster
- save
- support
- serve
- encourage
- cooperate
- benefit
- maintain
- back
- push
- further
- promote
- boost
- stimulate
- plug
- abet
- advocate
- befriend
- uphold
- intercede
- ballyhoo
- relieve
- cheer
- patronize
- accommodate
- second
- succor
- sustain
- sanction
- endorse
- hype
- puff
- prop
- buck up
- go to bat for
- be of use
- do a favor
- do a service
- go with
- lend a hand
- open doors
- root for
- see through
- stand by
- stump for
- work for
- do one's part
- take under one's wing
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antonyms for stick up for
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- neglect
- let go
- oppose
- discourage
- hurt
- stop
- halt
- contradict
- refuse
- release
- let down
- disprove
- impede
- reject
- disapprove
- invalidate
- condemn
- decrease
- injure
- block
- desert
- undermine
- prevent
- obstruct
- hinder
- halt
- disagree
- let go
- oppose
- abbreviate
- maintain
- keep
- hold
- trouble
- discourage
- take
- neglect
- starve
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- hurt
- abstain
- discontinue
- deprive
- disapprove
- reject
- refuse
- deny
- veto
- invalidate
- disprove
- contradict
- shorten
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- injure
- weaken
- let down
- ignore
- harm
- obstruct
- hinder
- halt
- discourage
- hurt
- fall
- neglect
- abandon
- stop
- depress
- lower
- drop
- attack
- oppose
- weaken
- injure
- block
- lessen
- decrease
- destroy
- undermine
- prevent
- obstruct
- hinder
- protest
- deny
- quit
- leave
- attack
- abandon
- neglect
- oppose
- renounce
- forsake
- deny
- surrender
- resign
- relinquish
- desert
- punish
- accuse
- sentence
- condemn
- blame
- ignore
- protest
- disapprove
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- depress
- neglect
- hurt
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- decrease
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- counteract
- disapprove
- ignore
- protest
- frustrate
- hide
- conceal
- condemn
- impede
- handicap
- delay
- block
- dissuade
- refuse
- harm
- undermine
- prevent
- obstruct
- hinder
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How to use stick up for in a sentence
What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEMost of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNESome weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSIn less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThe bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OPERAJOHN H. SWABY (AKA "SCRICI")I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSEven as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEShe sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXA flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWhen we'd finished, one of the hunters rounded up the horses and we caught our nags and saddled them.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO STICK UP FOR
- advocate
- aid
- apologize for
- argue
- assert
- back
- back up
- bear one out
- befriend
- champion
- come to defense of
- cover for
- endorse
- espouse
- exculpate
- exonerate
- explain
- go to bat for
- guarantee
- justify
- maintain
- plead
- prove a case
- put in a good word
- rationalize
- recommend
- ride shotgun for
- say in defense
- second
- speak up for
- stand by
- stand up for
- stick up for
- stonewall
- support
- sustain
- thump for
- uphold
- vindicate
- warrant
- averting
- battling
- beating off
- bulwarking
- caring for
- cherishing
- conserving
- contending
- covering
- entrenching
- espousing
- fending off
- fighting
- fighting for
- fortifying
- fostering
- garrisoning
- guarding
- guarding against
- hedging
- holding
- holding at bay
- housing
- insuring
- keeping safe
- looking after
- maintaining
- mining
- nourishing
- opposing
- panoplying
- preserving
- preventing
- providing sanctuary
- repelling danger
- resisting
- retaining
- safeguarding
- saving
- screening
- securing
- sheltering
- shielding
- staving off
- sustaining
- taking in
- upholding
- warding off
- warring
- watching
- watching over
- withstanding
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