uphold
verb 1
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections <determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges> 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 2
to hold up or serve as a foundation for <an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns> Synonyms bear,
bolster,
brace,
buttress,
carry,
prop (up),
shore (up),
stay,
sustain,
undergird,
underpin,
uphold 3
to move from a lower to a higher place or position <worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord> Synonyms boost,
crane,
elevate,
heave,
heft,
heighten,
hike,
hoist,
jack (up),
lift,
perk (up),
pick up,
take up,
up,
uphold,
uplift,
upraise 
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