Antonyms for upholding

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhp-hohld

Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈhoʊld

Definition of upholding

Origin : early 13c., "support, sustain," from up + hold (v.). Cf. Old Frisian upholda, Middle Dutch ophouden, German aufhalten. Related: Upheld; upholding.

verb maintain, support

Example sentences :

And what is this system which we are thus protecting and upholding?
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

But for the upholding of your church and religion, what antiquity can you show?
Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

Upholding the law was the city marshal's business, they said.
Extract from : « Trail's End » by George W. Ogden

But we must do more than think and feel; we must do our part in supporting them and upholding their hands.
Extract from : « 'My Beloved Poilus' » by Anonymous

With that knowledge uplifting and upholding them, they drew apart.
Extract from : « The Rider of Waroona » by Firth Scott

In this divine "upholding" and human "following" there is no contradiction.
Extract from : « The Pursuit of God » by A. W. Tozer

Your faithfulness and courage in upholding it will be remembered for ever.
Extract from : « The Conquest » by Eva Emery Dye

The old political parties, while upholding it, claim to be national.
Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4) » by Various

"I was upholding the glory of the Gran' Fleet, Sir," was the unabashed answer.
Extract from : « Stories of the Ships » by Lewis R. Freeman

He persevered in the policy of upholding the Turkish Empire.
Extract from : « The Earl of Beaconsfield » by James Anthony Froude

Synonyms for upholding

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