Synonyms of hewing (to)

hewing (to)

verb

present participle of hew (to)

as in keeping (to)

to give steadfast support to

no longer was able to hew to the party line and so he switched political parties

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeping (to)
• clinging (to)
• sticking (to or with)
• adhering (to)
• standing by
• holding to
• living up to
• defending
• abiding by
• cleaving (to)
• following
• cultivating
• accepting
• supporting
• endorsing
• adopting
• embracing
• advocating
• upholding
• enforcing
• reinforcing
• confirming
• backing
• championing
• fostering
• espousing
• bolstering
• heeding
• cherishing
• boosting
• buttressing
• backstopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defecting (from)
• giving up
• taking back
• abandoning
• disagreeing (with)
• relinquishing
• forsaking
• surrendering
• deserting
• withdrawing
• recalling
• revoking
• spurning
• renouncing
• retracting
• reconsidering
• denying
• reneging
• abjuring
• recanting
• disputing
• refuting
• backing off
• backing down
• disproving
• rebutting
• controverting
• contradicting
• abnegating
• unsaying
• negating
• repudiating
• disclaiming
• disavowing
• disowning
• negativing
• backtracking
• gainsaying