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Definitions

stick up

VERB

hold up

Synonyms

WEAK

burglarize mug steal from waylay

VERB

loot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burglarize grab gut pillage plunder raid ransack rob snatch

STRONG

appropriate boost despoil liberate lift loft make ravage relieve requisition rifle sack salvage snitch swipe take thieve

WEAK

moonlight requisition rip off smash and grab tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give protect receive

STRONG

demote disallow discourage fail halt harm hurt injure keep lose prevent refuse reject stop

VERB

mug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rob

STRONG

assault steal

WEAK

hold up purse-snatch

VERB

plunder

Synonyms

STRONGEST

devastate liberate loot pillage ransack requisition rob salvage

STRONG

appropriate burn despoil fleece forage foray grab gut kip lift loft maraud prey prowl raid relieve rifle sack snatch spoil strip

WEAK

depredate knock off knock over lay waste moonlight requisition rip off smash and grab

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give

STRONG

aid guard help protect receive

VERB

protrude

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulge jut out poke out stick out

STRONG

beetle distend extend extrude jut obtrude overhang point pop out pouch pout project start swell

WEAK

butt out come through shoot out stand out

Antonyms

STRONG

cave in contract keep shrink

WEAK

depress sink

VERB

rob

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bereave break into cheat defraud divest hijack loot lose mug plunder raid ransack strip

STRONG

abscond appropriate burglarize burgle con cop defalcate despoil disinherit dispossess embezzle filch heist hustle liberate lift oust peculate pilfer pillage pinch promote purloin relieve requisition rifle roll sack scrounge snitch strong-arm swindle swipe take thieve withhold

WEAK

do out of hold up rip off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give help receive

STRONG

be honest bequeath offer protect return

VERB

shoplift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pilfer

STRONG

burglarize defraud embezzle heist lift loot pillage pinch snatch swipe take

WEAK

carry off hold up make off with rip off run off with walk off with

Antonyms

STRONG

give offer receive

VERB

steal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abduct divert embezzle keep kidnap loot pilfer plunder ransack remove strip swipe take

STRONG

appropriate blackmail burglarize cheat cozen defraud despoil heist housebreak lift misappropriate peculate pillage pinch pirate plagiarize poach purloin rifle sack shoplift snitch swindle thieve withdraw

WEAK

carry off hold for ransom hold up make off with rip off run off with spirit away take possession of walk off with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give give up let go maintain receive release stay

STRONG

protect

Example Sentences

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For decades, Mark Mano’s brother, Barry Mano, would point to that night in Chicago as the moment he decided he needed to do something to stick up for the beleaguered class of sports officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

This doesn’t mean you don’t stick up for yourself now.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

“Like blades of grass that stick up too far and end up being trimmed back, stocks may sport elevated yields due to unsustainable payout ratios,” Stovall wrote.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Early in the show’s run, Todd Bridges’ Willis on “Diff’rent Strokes” defined the big brother, a partner in crime you could get in trouble with but would also stick up for you.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025

To stick up for himself and his brothers, Chris started to lift weights.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

stick up

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