Upholds [verb]
Definition of Upholds:
maintain, support
Synonyms of Upholds:
● Vindicate
● Confirm
● Defend
● Advocate
● Encourage
● Endorse
● Promote
● Justify
● Bolster
● Champion
● Raise
● Buttress
● Hoist
● Brace
● Assist
● Countenance
● Back
● Upraise
● Prop
● Elevate
● Second
● Sustain
● Carry
● Aid
● Uplift
● Boost
● Rear
● Help
● Back up
● Pick up
● Take up
● Uprear
● Hold to
● Stand by
● Side with
● Buoy up
● Shore up
● Stick by
● Stick up for
● Upbear
Opposite/Antonyms of Upholds:
● Halt
● Discourage
● Hurt
● Fall
● Neglect
● Abandon
● Stop
● Depress
● Lower
● Drop
● Attack
● Oppose
● Weaken
● Injure
● Block
● Lessen
● Decrease
● Destroy
● Undermine
● Prevent
● Obstruct
● Hinder
● Protest
● Deny
Sentence/Example of Upholds:
Wise counsels, like those which gave us the Constitution, prevailed to uphold it.
I will uphold the curve of her eyelashes, for it tickleth my very heart-root to think of her.
It seemed as if they stood 'round me, ready to uphold me in what I was doin'.
The only one who walked pretty soberly was the head-master, who had to uphold his dignity.
He may be a Republican, and he must uphold with warmth and conviction Royalist theories.
This is one of our most cherished victories, for it can do much to uphold our authority.
He was a bad Governor, but he was not so bad as the cause he was obliged to uphold.
And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered, and there was none to uphold.
To uphold the Crown and beat Black Michael—that was his one resolve.
The minions, appointed to uphold the law, were easily accounted for.