uphold

uphold is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
2. transitive verb. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
3. transitive verb. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
4. verb. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
5. verb. support against an opponent

   "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

   Synonyms: maintain

6. verb. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

   "preserve the peace in the family"

   "continue the family tradition"

   Synonyms: continue, preserve

Synonyms

maintain, continue, preserve

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in uphold:

holdup

Common word forms

upholds, upholden, upholder, upholding

Words from these letters

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