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UPHOLD Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word uphold. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For UPHOLD

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abandon
verbv
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

defy
verbv
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

disregard
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• willful lack of care and attention

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• give little or no attention to

flout
verbv
verb

• treat with contemptuous disregard

• laugh at with contempt and derision

ignore
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

infringe
verbv
verb

• go against, as of rules and laws

• advance beyond the usual limit

neglect
verb, nounv, n
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

overlook
verbv
noun

• a high place affording a good view

verb

• look past, fail to notice

• be oriented in a certain direction

• leave undone or leave out

• look down on

• watch over

reject
verbv
noun

• the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

verb

• not accept something given or offered

• not accept as true

• deem wrong or inappropriate

• reject with contempt

• resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

• refuse entrance or membership

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

Alternatives for ABANDON

Alternatives for DEFY

Alternatives for DISREGARD

Alternatives for FLOUT

Alternatives for IGNORE

Alternatives for INFRINGE

Alternatives for NEGLECT

Alternatives for OVERLOOK

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