" upheld "

1: as in raised, uplifted;

•  Synonyms : 

•  overhead,

•  overlooking,

•  raised,

•  uplifted,

•  upraised,

•  ascendant,

•  ascending,

•  soaring,

•  topmost,

•  upmost,

•  upper,

•  uppermost,

•  upward,

•  airy,

•  elevated,

•  high,

•  nosebleed

•  Antonyms : 

•  low,

•  low-lying,

•  depressed,

•  descendant,

•  descending,

•  down,

•  dropped,

•  fallen,

•  grounded,

•  lowered,

•  sunken,

•  lowermost,

•  nethermost,

•  undermost,

•  abreast,

•  even,

•  level

1: to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections;

  * e.g., " ... determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges "

•  Synonyms : 

•  defended,

•  justified,

•  maintained,

•  supported

•  Antonyms : 

•  dropped,

•  lowered

2: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;

  * e.g., " ... an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bolstered,

•  bore,

•  braced,

•  buttressed,

•  carried,

•  propped (up),

•  shored (up),

•  stayed,

•  supported,

•  sustained,

•  undergirded,

•  underpinned

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;

  * e.g., " ... worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boosted,

•  craned,

•  elevated,

•  heaved,

•  hefted,

•  heightened,

•  hiked,

•  hoisted,

•  jacked (up),

•  lifted,

•  perked (up),

•  picked up,

•  raised,

•  took up,

•  uplifted,

•  upped,

•  upraised

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections;

  * e.g., " ... determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges "

•  Synonyms : 

•  defend,

•  justify,

•  maintain,

•  support

•  Antonyms : 

•  drop,

•  lower

2: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;

  * e.g., " ... an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bear,

•  bolster,

•  brace,

•  buttress,

•  carry,

•  prop (up),

•  shore (up),

•  stay,

•  support,

•  sustain,

•  undergird,

•  underpin

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;

  * e.g., " ... worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord "

•  Synonyms : 

•  boost,

•  crane,

•  elevate,

•  heave,

•  heft,

•  heighten,

•  hike,

•  hoist,

•  jack (up),

•  lift,

•  perk (up),

•  pick up,

•  raise,

•  take up,

•  up,

•  uplift,

•  upraise

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)