uphold

up·hold

transitive verb \(ˌ)əp-ˈhōld\

up·held\-ˈheld\up·hold·ing

Definition of UPHOLD

1

a : to give support to

b : to support against an opponent

2

a : to keep elevated

b : to lift up

— up·hold·er noun

Examples of UPHOLD

1. He took an oath to uphold the Constitution.
2. They have a responsibility to uphold the law.
3. The Court of Appeals upheld his conviction.

First Known Use of UPHOLD

13th century

Related to UPHOLD

Synonyms

defend, justify, support, maintain

Antonyms

drop, lower

Related Words

advocate, champion, espouse; confirm, vindicate, warrant; affirm, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, insist, plead, proclaim, profess, protest, state; argue, debate, discuss; emphasize, stress, underline, underscore

Near Antonyms

abandon, abjure, forsake, recant, retract, take back, withdraw; reverse, switch; controvert, disprove, rebut, refute

See Synonym Discussion at support

Rhymes with UPHOLD

acold, age-old, ahold, all told, behold, bifold, billfold, black gold, blindfold, blue mold, bread mold, choke hold, controlled, Cotswold, cuckold, eightfold, enfold, fanfold, fivefold, fool's gold, foothold, fourfold, freehold, gatefold, go gold, green mold, handhold, head cold, household, ice-cold, infold, knock cold, leaf mold, leasehold, make bold, ninefold, old gold, onefold, on hold, pinfold, potholed, roothold, scaffold, sheepfold, sixfold, slime mold, stokehold, stone-cold, stronghold, take hold, tenfold, threefold, threshold, toehold, twice-told, twofold, unfold, unmold, untold, white gold, whole-souled, withhold