upheld

Meaning of upheld

verb, past tense
  1. confirm or support (something which has been questioned).
    the court upheld his claim for damages

Information about upheld

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of upheld

up-held

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • upheld is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

upheld synonyms

Meaning reinforce someone in (an opinion or feeling):

confirm

Meaning recommend (a product) in an advertisement:

endorse

Meaning uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of:

sustain

Meaning demonstrate or support the truth or value of:

validate

Meaning sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid:

ratify

Meaning make sure or demonstrate that (something) is true, accurate, or justified:

verify

Meaning clear (someone) of blame or suspicion:

vindicate

Meaning show or prove to be right or reasonable:

justify

Meaning believe that someone or something is good or acceptable:

approve

Meaning bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:

support

Meaning give financial, material, or moral support to:

back

Meaning vigorously support or defend the cause of:

champion

Meaning resist an attack made on (someone or something); protect from harm or danger:

defend

upheld antonyms

Meaning tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down:

overturn

Meaning disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument:

oppose

Words that rhyme with upheld

Held, held, Scheld, handheld, beheld, unbeheld, overwithheld, unwithheld, withheld, buttonheld, unheld, lapheld, overheld, sheld

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