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upraise(verb, support, move, maintain)
10
back up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, help)
10
justify(verb, support, state, hold, take)
9
boost(verb, support, move, hold, take)
9
forward(verb, support, hold, help, advance)
9
raise(verb, support, move, maintain, promote)
9
side with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
8
advance(verb, support, state, hold, take)
8
bear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
8
foster(verb, support, hold, help, advance)
8
further(verb, adverb, support, take, help)
8
recommend(verb, support, take, help, accept)
8
stick up for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
7
espouse(verb, support, hold, help, maintain)
7
favor(verb, support, take, help, advance)
7
guard(verb, hold, keep, maintain)
7
keep(verb, support, control, maintain)
7
stand behind(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, hold)
7
subsidize(verb, support, help, keep, develop)
6
lift(verb, support, move, raise)
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APASmart Define. (2015). uphold thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/uphold/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, uphold thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/uphold/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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