Synonyms of standing up for

standing up for

phrase

present participle of stand up for

1

as in protecting

to drive danger or attack away from

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protecting
• defending
• safeguarding
• guarding
• shielding
• bulwarking
• keeping
• forfending
• fencing
• securing
• screening
• fending
• saving
• preventing
• warding
• covering
• preserving
• opposing
• withstanding
• resisting
• conserving
• fighting
• averting
• warring
• contending
• battling
• buffering
• picketing
• palisading
• walling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacking
• assaulting
• assailing
• storming
• bombarding
• submitting
• yielding
• besieging
• overrunning
• besetting
• caving
• capitulating

2

as in defending

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

• defending
• justifying
• maintaining
• upholding
• sticking up for
• supporting
• advocating
• asserting
• affirming
• confirming
• discussing
• proclaiming
• championing
• pleading
• insisting
• stating
• protesting
• claiming
• espousing
• arguing
• emphasizing
• vindicating
• contending
• debating
• averring
• professing
• warranting
• stressing
• underlining
• underscoring
• avouching
• avowing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• taking back
• abandoning
• withdrawing
• retracting
• forsaking
• reversing
• switching
• recanting
• abjuring
• refuting
• disproving
• rebutting
• controverting

3

as in advocating

to promote the interests or cause of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advocating
• endorsing
• supporting
• going in for
• sticking up for
• plumping (for)
• holding a brief for
• backing
• plonking (for)
• plunking (for)
• going to bat for
• indorsing
• embracing
• championing
• adopting
• helping
• siding (with)
• patronizing
• assisting
• propping (up)
• aiding
• reinforcing
• saving
• bailing out
• preaching
• abetting
• forwarding
• reenforcing
• espousing
• talking up
• seconding
• bolstering
• furthering
• rescuing
• buttressing
• boosting
• advancing
• backstopping
• plugging
• delivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposing
• interfering
• frustrating
• baffling
• thwarting
• disappointing
• failing
• sabotaging
• foiling
• letting down
• deserting