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standby
Synonyms and Antonyms of standby
something or someone to which one looks for support
anchor, buttress, dependence (also dependance), mainstay, pillar, reliance
stand by
Synonyms and Antonyms of stand by
to give steadfast support to
abide by, hold to, live up to
abandon, abnegate, desert, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrender
abjure, 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
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