All uphold synonyms

verb uphold

• housed — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
• have a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
• countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
• circumstantiate — to support by giving particulars
• live with — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
• warrant — authorization, sanction, or justification.
• buttress — Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.
• angeled — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
• lend a hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
• case out — an often small or portable container for enclosing something, as for carrying or safekeeping; receptacle: a jewel case.
• do justice to — to show to full advantage
• approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
• firmed — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
• assert — If someone asserts a fact or belief, they state it firmly.
• go with — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
• foster — to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
• bolster — If you bolster something such as someone's confidence or courage, you increase it.
• continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
• double-check — a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
• back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
• make a living — earn money
• lap up — (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
• corroborate — To corroborate something that has been said or reported means to provide evidence or information that supports it.
• hit up — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
• give the go-ahead — authorize sb to do sth
• buy into — If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it.
• firming — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
• live on — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
• come on to — When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
• advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
• comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
• angeling — one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
• hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
• fight — a battle or combat.
• look to — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
• encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
• hold with — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
• move up — to pass from one place or position to another.
• look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
• confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
• bottoming — the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure
• lay claim to — to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
• do one's bit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
• enhearten — To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten.
• mandating — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.