Synonyms of stand up for

stand up for

phrase

1

as in protect

to drive danger or attack away from

She always stood up for her little sister on the playground.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protect
• defend
• safeguard
• guard
• shield
• keep
• fence
• secure
• ward
• prevent
• fend
• screen
• save
• cover
• bulwark
• forfend
• resist
• withstand
• oppose
• preserve
• war
• conserve
• fight
• contend
• battle
• buffer
• wall
• avert
• picket
• palisade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attack
• assault
• storm
• submit
• assail
• beset
• yield
• cave
• bombard
• overrun
• besiege
• capitulate

2

as in justify

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections

You have to stand up for the rules or there will be chaos.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justify
• defend
• maintain
• uphold
• stick up for
• support
• advocate
• assert
• proclaim
• affirm
• confirm
• discuss
• champion
• state
• insist
• plead
• protest
• vindicate
• claim
• argue
• debate
• contend
• emphasize
• warrant
• espouse
• profess
• stress
• underscore
• aver
• avow
• underline
• avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in advocate

to promote the interests or cause of

He stood up for the rights of those without a voice.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advocate
• endorse
• support
• back
• go in for
• plump (for)
• stick up for
• hold a brief for
• go to bat for
• embrace
• adopt
• champion
• plunk (for)
• plonk (for)
• help
• patronize
• assist
• aid
• side (with)
• second
• reinforce
• prop (up)
• further
• forward
• save
• bolster
• preach
• bail out
• espouse
• rescue
• buttress
• boost
• backstop
• advance
• abet
• talk up
• plug
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• interfere
• oppose
• foil
• thwart
• sabotage
• fail
• desert
• frustrate
• baffle
• let down
• disappoint