Uk English Meaning of uphold

uphold

Other Uk English words related to uphold

synonyms

• Defend
• justify
• maintain
• advocate
• Affirm
• state something
• support
• argue
• average
• avow
• champion
• Claim
• confirm
• contend
• debate
• emphasise
• adopt
• insist
• plead
• proclaim
• profess
• protest
• stand up for
• State
• stick up for
• underline
• underscore
• vindicate
• warrant

antonyms

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

Definitions and Meaning of uphold in English

Wordnet

uphold (v)

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

support against an opponent

Webster

uphold (v. t.)

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.

FAQs About the word uphold

What is the Uk English meaning of the word uphold

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What is the English meaning of the word uphold

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last, stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals, support against an opponentTo ho

What are the synonyms of the word uphold

Defend,justify,maintain,advocate,Affirm,state something,support,argue,average,avow

What are the antonyms of the word uphold

abandon,forsake,retract,reverse,take back,withdraw,abjure,disprove,rebut,recant