upholder

NOUN

advocate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backer campaigner defender lawyer promoter proponent supporter

STRONG

apostle attorney champion counsel exponent expounder pleader proposer speaker spokesperson

Antonyms

STRONGEST

opponent

WEAK

antagonist assailant enemy opposition protestor

NOUN

believer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adherent devotee disciple follower supporter zealot

STRONG

acceptor apostle canonist convert doctrinaire prophet proselyte religionist

WEAK

religious person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adversary

WEAK

agnostic atheist disbeliever non-believer

NOUN

champion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

challenger champ defender hero medalist number one winner

STRONG

advocate ally backer conqueror endorser exponent expounder guardian heroine nonpareil paladin partisan patron proponent protector supporter sympathizer vanquisher victor vindicator warrior

WEAK

numero uno the greatest titleholder top dog

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonist enemy loser opponent opposition

NOUN

exponent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interpreter proponent

STRONG

backer booster champion defender demonstrator expositor expounder partisan promoter propagandist protagonist second seconder spokesperson supporter

Antonyms

STRONG

antagonist opponent

NOUN

mainstay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backbone bulwark linchpin pillar

STRONG

anchor brace buttress crutch maintainer prop sinew staff standby stay strength supporter sustainer

WEAK

good right arm right-hand person

NOUN

partisan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backer defender devotee follower stalwart supporter sympathizer zealot

STRONG

accessory adherent champion cohort disciple satellite sycophant votary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adversary antagonist opponent

NOUN

pillar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backbone

STRONG

leader light rock sinew supporter worthy

WEAK

guider tower of strength

NOUN

proponent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate backer defender enthusiast exponent partisan patron protector supporter

STRONG

champion expounder friend second seconder spokesperson subscriber vindicator

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist detractor enemy opponent opposition

WEAK

foe

NOUN

supporter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ally defender follower patron proponent support

STRONG

abettor adherent bearer booster brace exponent paraclete pillar seconder suspender sustainer

WEAK

abider

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy opponent opposition

WEAK

adversary

NOUN

support/supporter

Synonyms

WEAK

adherent advocate ally angel apologist backbone backer benefactor champion cohort comforter confederate coworker defender disciple endorser espouser exponent expounder fan follower friend helper mainstay maintainer partisan patron pillar preserver prop proponent satellite second sponsor stalwart stay subscriber sustainer tower of strength well-wisher

Antonyms

WEAK

enemy foe

Example Sentences

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Raisi was a protege of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and a devoted upholder of religious rule in the country.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Akeem is both the upholder of that patriarchy and the only one in a position to dismantle it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2021

Hosmer saw himself as a protector, not as an upholder of the game’s codes.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2020

Television presenter, who played the lovable and long-suffering upholder of peace on children's programme Rainbow from 1974-1992 - alongside characters Zippy, George and Bungle.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2018

Then he was "atheistical, popish, heathenish, tyrannical, bloodthirsty;" now the country turned to him as a true patriot, the staunch upholder of the Anglican Church, the defender of the rights of Parliament.

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva

upholder

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