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The Meaning of uphold

  • (v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
  • (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
  • (v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.

Synonyms

touch , stay on , retain , conserve , act up , pertain , come to , remain , continue , concern , impact , persist in , go forward , refer , extend , deal , keep , proceed , keep up , go along , affect , go on , save , relate , touch on , preserve , push , bear on , stay , conduct , bear upon , keep on , cover , have-to doe with , maintain , carry on , asseverate , observe , wield , hold , sustain , defend , assert , exert , abet , advocate , countenance , incite , sanction , aid , embolden , instigate , support , assist , encourage , promote

Antonyms

baffle , deter , dissuade , hinder , confound , disapprove , denounce , discourage , expose , impede , counteract , disconcert , frustrate , obstruct

Rhymes

ahold , behold , berthold , billfold , blindfold , bold , bowled , cajoled , centerfold , chokehold , cold , consoled , controlled , decontrolled , dold , doled , eightfold , enfold , enrolled , fivefold , fold , foothold , fourfold , freehold , gold , golde , griswold , handhold , hold , holde , household , leasehold , leopold , lippold , machold , mangold , manifold , marigold , mold , mould , ninefold , nold , nolde , old , olde , outsold , oversold , paroled , patrolled , penfold , poled , polled , remold , resold , rheingold , ringgold , roald , rolled , scold , sevenfold , sixfold , sold , stranglehold , strolled , stronghold , tenfold , threefold , threshold , told , tolled , twofold , uncontrolled , undersold , unfold , unsold , untold , vold , withhold , wold