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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supported |
| Synonyms: | backed, maintained, sustained |
| Antonyms: | unsupported |
| Main Entry: | backed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supported |
| Synonyms: | advocated, aided, approved, assisted, bankrolled, bolstered, boosted, championed, encouraged, endorsed, favored, financed, fostered, furthered, helped, promoted, propped, seconded, sponsored, underwritten, upheld |
| Antonyms: | discouraged, opposed |
| Main Entry: | endorsed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | signed |
| Synonyms: | OK'd boosted, advocated, affirmed, approved, attested, backed, blessed, commended, concluded, legalized, notarized, ratified, recommended, sanctioned, sealed, settled, sponsored, supported, underwritten, upheld, validated |
| Antonyms: | cancelled, disapproved, vetoed |
| Main Entry: | established |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conclusively proved |
| Synonyms: | accepted, achieved, approved, ascertained, assured, authenticated, certain, closed, concluded, confirmed, corroborated, demonstrated, determined, endorsed, found out, guaranteed, identified, objectified, proved, substantiated, sure, undeniable, upheld, valid, validated, verified |
| Antonyms: | false, invalidated, untrue |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize authority |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, attest to, certify, defend, defer to, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, subscribe to, support, take an oath, uphold, yield |
| Antonyms: | forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, argue for, back, be in corner, bless, bolster, boost*, brace up, build up, campaign for, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go for, go to bat for, go with, hold with, justify, plead for, plug*, plump for, press for, promote, propose, push, recommend, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, side, speak for, spread around, stump for, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate |
| Antonyms: | assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, buy into, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, groove*, hats off to, lap up, license, maintain, make law, make valid, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, push for, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to, support, thumbs up, uphold, validate |
| Antonyms: | disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | insist, declare, maintain |
| Synonyms: | advance, affirm, allege, argue, asservate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, butt in, cite, claim, contend, defend, horn in, justify, mouth off, pop off, predicate, press, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, put forward, say, shoot off one's mouth, shoot one's wad, stand up for, state, stress, swear, uphold, vindicate, warrant |
| Antonyms: | deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | attest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affirm, vouch for |
| Synonyms: | adjure, announce, argue, assert, asservate, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, give evidence, indicate, prove, ratify, seal, show, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, testify, uphold, verify, warrant, witness |
| Antonyms: | deny |
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