Synonyms of stands up for

stands up for

phrase

present tense third-person singular of stand up for

1

as in protects

to drive danger or attack away from

She always stood up for her little sister on the playground.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protects
• defends
• safeguards
• guards
• shields
• forfends
• fences
• wards
• keeps
• bulwarks
• screens
• secures
• prevents
• saves
• fends
• covers
• opposes
• wars
• preserves
• resists
• contends
• walls
• conserves
• withstands
• fights
• battles
• averts
• buffers
• pickets
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• assaults
• storms
• assails
• yields
• overruns
• caves
• submits
• bombards
• besets
• besieges
• capitulates

2

as in justifies

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections

You have to stand up for the rules or there will be chaos.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justifies
• defends
• maintains
• upholds
• sticks up for
• supports
• advocates
• asserts
• affirms
• confirms
• proclaims
• champions
• states
• discusses
• insists
• protests
• claims
• emphasizes
• contends
• argues
• pleads
• debates
• warrants
• vindicates
• avers
• professes
• espouses
• underscores
• stresses
• underlines
• avouches
• avows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraws
• abandons
• retracts
• forsakes
• takes back
• switches
• reverses
• abjures
• recants
• refutes
• disproves
• rebuts
• controverts

3

as in advocates

to promote the interests or cause of

He stood up for the rights of those without a voice.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advocates
• endorses
• supports
• goes in for
• backs
• sticks up for
• holds a brief for
• champions
• goes to bat for
• indorses
• embraces
• plumps (for)
• plonks (for)
• helps
• plunks (for)
• patronizes
• adopts
• sides (with)
• assists
• aids
• seconds
• reinforces
• saves
• props (up)
• preaches
• espouses
• bolsters
• forwards
• buttresses
• abets
• backstops
• rescues
• furthers
• reenforces
• bails out
• advances
• boosts
• talks up
• plugs
• delivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposes
• interferes
• foils
• baffles
• thwarts
• frustrates
• fails
• deserts
• sabotages
• disappoints
• lets down