upheld
Kept in place
Upheld is the past tense and past participle of uphold.
To uphold is to support, maintain, or defend something—usually a principle, decision, or standard: The court upheld the lower court's ruling.
She upheld the family's traditions.
The word appears frequently in legal contexts when judges affirm previous decisions.
Strengthened or supported
- buttressedStrengthened with external bracing
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- proppedHeld in position
- bracedSteadied against force
shored · fortified · strengthened · underpinned · backed · buoyed · championed · advocated
Established as accurate
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
approved · verified · authenticated · certified · corroborated · substantiated · recognized · acknowledged
Kept from deterioration
- sustainedKept up continuously
- continuedWent on without stopping
- protectedKept from harm
- retainedContinued to hold
safeguarded · conserved · secured · perpetuated · defended · kept · guarded · prolonged
Formal legal determination
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decisionSettled course of action
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- appealFormal review request
precedent · constitutionality · statute · conviction · injunction · lower court · appellate · overturned
bolstered
Strengthened or supported
- buttressedStrengthened with external bracing
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- proppedHeld in position
braced · shored · fortified · strengthened · underpinned · backed · buoyed · championed · advocated · stood by
confirmed
Established as accurate
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- endorsedOfficially approved or supported
sanctioned · approved · verified · authenticated · certified · corroborated · substantiated · recognized · acknowledged · authorized
preserved
Kept from deterioration
retained · safeguarded · conserved · secured · perpetuated · defended · kept · guarded · prolonged · stabilized
ruling
Formal legal determination
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decisionSettled course of action
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
appeal · precedent · constitutionality · statute · conviction · injunction · lower court · appellate · overturned · reversed
- followed rulesabided, adhered, followed, complied, obeyed
- supportedsupported, backed, aided, helped out, assisted
- rulingsfinal judgment, summary judgment, ruling, final ruling, adjudication
- verdictsguilty verdict, guilty, not guilty, acquitted, innocent
- accountabilityaccountability, responsibility, accountable, take responsibility, answerability
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
upheldoverturned
Turned upside down
reversed · struck down · overruled · vacated · quashed
upheldabandoned
Left behind completely
undermined · neglected · ignored · disregarded · violated
hold, held, uphold, holds, upholding, upholder, upholds, upholders