uphold
Maintain a ruling
To uphold is to support, maintain, or defend something against challenge or opposition.
Courts uphold rulings when they affirm them on appeal: The Supreme Court upheld the lower court's decision.
You can uphold principles, traditions, or standards by continuing to honor them: She upheld her family's reputation for honesty.
The word suggests active preservation rather than passive acceptance.
Validate as true
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- endorseGive official approval
- validateConfirm as true
- authenticateConfirm as genuine
corroborate · verify · sanction · certify · approve · recognize · attest · substantiate
Reverse side; support
- defendProtect from harm
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- stand behindSupport or endorse
bolster · reinforce · buttress · sustain · undergird · buoy · strengthen · fortify
Keep in condition
- protectKeep from harm
- safeguardPrecaution against harm
- conserveKeep from being depleted
- keepRetain or fortified tower
retain · perpetuate · continue · sustain · defend · guard · shield · secure
State officially
- maintainKeep in condition
- insistAssert with determination
- contendStruggle in opposition
- avowDeclare openly as true
aver · proclaim · state · claim · profess · stand by · swear · vow
Study of right conduct
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
conscience · standards · values · ideals · rectitude · righteousness · decency · dignity
Formal legal determination
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decisionSettled course of action
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
judgment · appeal · constitutional · due process · precedent · rights · law · court order
confirm
Validate as true
authenticate · corroborate · verify · sanction · certify · approve · recognize · attest · substantiate · vindicate
back
Reverse side; support
stand behind · bolster · reinforce · buttress · sustain · undergird · buoy · strengthen · fortify · brace
maintain
Keep in condition
keep · retain · perpetuate · continue · sustain · defend · guard · shield · secure · ensure
declare
State officially
avow · aver · proclaim · state · claim · profess · stand by · swear · vow · advocate
ethics
Study of right conduct
- moralityRight and wrong principles
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
honor · conscience · standards · values · ideals · rectitude · righteousness · decency · dignity · scruples
ruling
Formal legal determination
- verdictOfficial court decision
- decisionSettled course of action
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentence · judgment · appeal · constitutional · due process · precedent · rights · law · court order · injunction
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- sustain synonymsmaintain, preserve, continue, carry on, bolster
- support verbsback, advocate, defend, endorse, champion
- rulingsfinal judgment, summary judgment, ruling, final ruling, adjudication
- defendprotect, shield, guard, block, resist
- liftinglift, hoist, crane, elevate, raise
upholdoverturn
Reverse or invalidate
reverse · overrule · strike down · vacate · invalidate