DEFECTING Antonyms

• steadfast in affection or allegiance

• not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend

• any loyal and steadfast following

• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

• marked by fidelity to an original

• the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

• steadfast in allegiance or duty

• inspired by love for your country

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

• not used up

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• furnishing support and encouragement

• capable of bearing a structural load

• be compatible or in accordance with

• follow through or carry out a plan without deviation

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

• be a devoted follower or supporter

• be loyal to

• stick to firmly

• act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

• support against an opponent