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stand up against

VERB

repel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase away confront drive away drive off fend off hold off rebuff resist ward off withstand

STRONG

buck check cool cut decline dismiss disown dispute duel fight kick oppose parry rebut refuse reject traverse

WEAK

beat back beat off brush off cast aside drive back force back force off give cold shoulder to hold back keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off knock down push back put down put to flight stave off turn down

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree aid allow approve assist help increase sanction support

WEAK

attract draw

VERB

withstand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

combat cope defy hold off repel resist ride out suffer thwart tolerate weather

STRONG

brace brave buck confront contest cross dispute duel face fight oppose stand stick take traverse violate

WEAK

fly in the face of grapple with hang on hang tough hold one's ground hold out prevail against put up struggle put up with remain firm sit and take it stand fast stand firm stand one's ground stand up to stick fast take it take on win out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist disallow help refuse reject surrender

STRONG

agree dodge give up hide loosen support unfasten

WEAK

yield

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They say they will "defend the rights of migrants and stand up against the Hostile Environment created by politicians in Westminster".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Speaking in English, he told them that the time had come for them to stand up against an "evil and oppressive regime".

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

In Babb’s novel, women stand up against the atrocities they are faced with, and they make it known that they work as hard as men.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

“It is that rare combination of strength to stand up against power and speak truth to power while also finding the best in each other so that we can work together to solve our distances.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

I think we all unspokenly agreed when they came in that in order to maintain our solidarity we had to stand up against the kinds of ideals that had plagued us for years.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

stand up against

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