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Showing words for UPHOLDING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Upholding

upholding

7 Letter Words for Upholding

dolphin, douping, holding, ingulph, louping, phugoid, pinhold

6 Letter Words for Upholding

diplon, doling, doping, dungol, duping, dupion, duplon, goldin, goupin, guidon, gulpin, higdon, holdup, holing, hoping, inhold, lophin, loping, lunoid, lupoid, noduli, odling, ouping, plongd, plugin, poling, pongid, puling, ungild, ungold, unhold, unipod, uphild, uphold, uplong

5 Letter Words for Upholding

dhoni, dhoul, dingo, doing, dough, dougl, dphil, duing, ghoul, gipon, gluon, gondi, gonid, guild, gulph, gundi, hindu, hoing, hongi, hound, hundi, indol, inglu, lindo, lingo, login, lough, lound, lungi, nould, ohing, oping, pilon, pingo, pling, plong, poilu, poind, pound, pugil, pungi, uloid, undig, undog, ungod, unhid, unhip, unlid, unoil, unold

4 Letter Words for Upholding

dhol, dilo, ding, dino, diol, dipl, doli, dong, doni, doup, dung, gild, gilo, glid, glod, glop, gold, goli, golp, gond, goup, guid, guld, gulo, gulp, gunl, hild, hind, hing, hoin, hold, holi, holp, hond, hong, hopi, hugo, hund, hung, idol, idun, iglu, ingo, lido, lind, ling, lino, lion, lndg, loid, loin, lond, long, loud, loun, loup, ludo, lund, lung, nigh, niog, nodi, noil, nold, noul, noup, odin, ogpu, olid, ough, ould, ouph, phil, phon, pind, ping, pino, pion, plod, plud, plug, poil, pond, pong, pugh, puli, pung, udon, ugli, undo, unio, updo, upgo, upon

3 Letter Words for Upholding

dhu, dig, dil, din, dip, dog, dol, don, dop, dph, dpi, dug, duh, dui, dun, duo, dup, gdp, gid, gin, gio, gld, gnp, gnu, god, goi, gol, gon, gop, gou, gpd, gph, gud, gui, gul, gun, gup, hdl, hid, hin, hip, hld, hod, hog, hoi, hol, hon, hop, hud, hug, hui, hun, hup, ido, idp, ign, ihp, ilo, ind, ing, ion, iou, iph, ipl, ipo, iud, ldg, lhd, lid, lig, lin, lip, lod, log, lop, lpn, lud, lug, luo, nid, nig, nil, nip, nod, nog, noh, nol, nul, oil, old, olp, oni, oud, oui, oup, pdl, pdn, phd, phi, pho, phu, pid, pig, pil, pin, piu, pli, plu, pod, poh, poi, pol, pon, pud, pug, puh, pul, pun, udo, ugh, ung, unh, uni, unl, unp, upo

Definitions for Upholding

[1] to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor.
[2] to keep up or keep from sinking; support: Stout columns upheld the building's heavy roof. Her faith upheld her in that time of sadness.
[3] to lift upward; raise: The pilgrims upheld their eyes and thanked heaven for their safe journey.
[4] British . to upholster. to maintain in good condition; take care of.
[5] to maintain, affirm, or defend against opposition or challenge
[6] to give moral support or inspiration to
[7] rare to support physically
[8] to lift up

Words related to Upholding

upholdvindicate, confirm, defend, advocate, encourage, endorse, promote, justify, bolster, champion, raise, buttress, hoist, brace, assist, countenance, back, upraise, prop, elevate

Words nearby Upholding

upholdupham, upheaval, upheave, upheld, uphill, uphold, upholster, upholsterer, upholstery, uphroe, upi

Origin of Upholding

First recorded in 1175–1225, uphold is from the Middle English word up holden. See up-, hold1

Other words from Upholding

up·hold·er , noun

Synonyms for Upholding

advocate, confirm, defend, encourage, endorse, hold to, justify, promote, side with, stand by, vindicate, aid, assist, back, bolster, boost, brace, buttress, carry, champion, countenance, elevate, help, hoist, prop, raise, rear, second, sustain, uplift, upraise, back up, buoy up, hold up one's end, pick up, shore up, stick by, stick up for, take up, upbear, uprear