standby

Synonyms

anchor, buttress, dependence (also dependance), mainstay, pillar, reliance;

Related Words

backbone, sinew(s), spine;

right hand;

bolsterer, crutch, handmaiden (also handmaid), prop, stay;

anchorage, harbor, refuge;

Synonyms

adhere (to), cling (to), hew (to), keep (to), stick (to or with);

Antonyms

defect (from);

Near Antonyms

abandon, desert, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender;

recall, recant, reconsider, renege, renounce, retract, revoke, take back, unsay, withdraw;

controvert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refute;

contradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, repudiate;

back down, back off, backtrack;

Related Words

cleave (to);

advocate, back, champion, confirm, defend, endorse (also indorse), espouse, support, uphold;

accept, adopt, cherish, cultivate, embrace, follow, foster, heed;

backstop, bolster, boost, buttress, enforce, reinforce (also reenforce);

Phrases

abide by, hold to, live up to;