UPHOLDS Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

upholds

verb

present tense third-person singular of uphold

as in defends

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges

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as in sustains

to hold up or serve as a foundation for an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns

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as in lifts

to move from a lower to a higher place or position worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord

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Recent Examples of upholds The letter also alludes to potential legal action if the county upholds the policies in question. —

Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026 If Magyar upholds his pledge to implement anti-corruption reforms in Hungary, that could also help repair the country’s relationship with the EU, since much of the tension in the relationship stemmed from the rise of corruption in Hungary, Végh said. —

Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Apr. 2026 Luvme exclusively offers three tiers, beginning at 3-star and above, because tiers 1 and 2 fall below the quality and performance standards this brand upholds. —

Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026 If the Supreme Court upholds the order, the justices could also set a new effective date. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Monday's Supreme Court ruling Monday’s decision upholds a lower court ruling that denied DNA testing of the belt. —

Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026 The Giants need a hierarchy, a leadership group of veterans that upholds a standard, one voice from the head coach on down that does not tolerate rookies, second-year players and guys not on the field putting the rest of the group in the public eye for the wrong reasons. —

Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026 If the city upholds QuikTrip’s permit, Schaffer said Publication Printers could choose to pursue the matter in state district court. —

Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026 Wood questioned what kind of example Board members set when they are not held to the same rigorous standards to which the district upholds its students. —

Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026

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Founded in 1922, PEN America is a writers’ and free-expression advocacy group that defends the rights of authors and opposes censorship.

— Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The Economist defends its policy of not using bylines as tradition, citing the fact many of their articles are the product of collaborations between writers and taking the Ochsian view that what is written is more important than who writes it.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026