siding with
Taking their part
Siding with means taking someone's position in a dispute or disagreement, aligning yourself with their view against others: She sided with her brother in the argument.
The phrase implies choosing one party over another when positions conflict: The court sided with the plaintiffs.
- defendingProtecting against harm
- having someone's backProviding reliable support
- backingAid or sponsorship
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
endorsement · championing · advocacy · allegiance · solidarity · affiliation · partisanship · standing by · rooting for · support · promoting · campaigning · alignment · partnership · lobbying · joining forces · camaraderie · protesting
allegiance/support
siding withopposing
Standing against something
going against · turning against · defying · resisting · antagonizing
engagement/neutrality
siding withstaying neutral
side, siding, sided, sides, sideway, sideways, alongside, beside, besides