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uphold

[uhp-hohld] / ʌpˈhoʊld /
VERB
maintain, support
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advocate confirm defend encourage endorse hold to justify promote side with stand by vindicate
STRONG
aid assist back bolster boost brace buttress carry champion countenance elevate help hoist prop raise rear second sustain uplift upraise
WEAK
back up buoy up hold up one's end pick up shore up stick by stick up for take up upbear uprear
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attack deny oppose protest
STRONG
abandon block decrease depress destroy discourage drop fall halt hinder hurt injure lessen lower neglect obstruct prevent stop undermine
WEAK
weaken

Usage

What are other ways to say uphold?

To uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority. To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. 

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.