Synonyms of going in for

going in for

phrase

present participle of go in for

1

as in advocating

to promote the interests or cause of

He always goes in for the underdog.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advocating
• endorsing
• supporting
• standing up for
• going to bat for
• holding a brief for
• plumping (for)
• backing
• sticking up for
• plunking (for)
• plonking (for)
• indorsing
• championing
• embracing
• adopting
• helping
• siding (with)
• patronizing
• assisting
• propping (up)
• aiding
• reinforcing
• saving
• bailing out
• preaching
• abetting
• forwarding
• reenforcing
• seconding
• furthering
• espousing
• bolstering
• talking up
• rescuing
• buttressing
• backstopping
• advancing
• boosting
• plugging
• delivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposing
• interfering
• frustrating
• baffling
• thwarting
• disappointing
• failing
• sabotaging
• letting down
• foiling
• deserting

2

as in preferring

to show partiality toward

I don't usually go in for that type of ideology.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preferring
• liking
• leaning (toward or towards)
• caring (for)
• enjoying
• favoring
• choosing
• being partial to
• wanting
• grooving (on)
• revelling (in)
• reveling (in)
• wishing (for)
• delighting (in)
• singling (out)
• picking
• tending (to)
• hankering (for or after)
• inclining (toward)
• cottoning (to)
• selecting
• relishing
• digging
• fancying
• desiring
• culling
• adoring
• craving
• naming
• appreciating
• taking
• biasing
• coveting
• admiring
• prejudicing
• handpicking
• valuing
• biassing
• cherishing
• treasuring
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disliking
• turning down
• hating
• disfavoring
• loathing
• refusing
• throwing away
• rejecting
• declining
• abhorring
• misliking
• detesting
• throwing out
• abominating
• discarding
• jettisoning