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Synonyms for pleading for
noun support for an idea or cause

backing
assistance
advancement
justification

promulgation
encouragement
propagation
defense

recommendation
aid
promotion
proposal

urging
campaigning for
championing
upholding

Antonyms for pleading for

stoppage
protest

stop
discouragement

attack
opposition

Synonyms
verb support idea or cause publicly

urge
uphold
support
back
favor
encourage
tout
recommend
propose
push
further
promote

defend
justify
plug
advance
champion
vindicate
bolster
bless
countenance
advise
boost
side

build up
go for
go to bat for
press for
campaign for
argue for
be in corner
brace up
get on bandwagon
give a leg up
give a lift
go with

hold with
plead for
plump for
ride shotgun for
root for
run interference for
say so
speak for
spread around
stump for

Antonyms

dissuade
refuse
reject
disapprove
hinder
block
conceal
hide

condemn
deny
decrease
prevent
undermine
assail
impugn
protest

discourage
oppose
hurt
halt
attack
criticize

Synonyms
verb advocate, support

defend
promote
uphold
espouse
contend

battle
support
back
patronize
go to bat for

fight for
plead for
put in a good word for
ride shotgun for
side with

stand behind
stand up for
thump for

Antonyms

forsake

oppose

be against

Synonyms
verb beg

seek
beseech
require
necessitate

entreat
implore
take
solicit

demand
ask
supplicate
petition

call for
plead for
pray for

Antonyms

refuse
reject
reply
abjure

dislike
hate
spurn
give

offer
answer
command
not want

Synonyms
verb assert, claim; argue for

stress
uphold
defend
advocate
insist
say
emphasize
hold

declare
contend
attest
protest
right
champion
vindicate
affirm

rectify
back
report
state
asseverate
persist
aver
profess

allege
correct
avow
justify
fight for
plead for
stand by

Antonyms

desert
deny
forsake
conceal
repudiate

ignore
condemn
discard
abandon
attack

quit
forget
give up
leave
neglect

Synonyms
verb defend, advocate belief

bolster
hold
help
uphold
boost
assist
back
maintain
establish
endorse
aid
promote

approve
justify
advance
abet
champion
second
substantiate
comfort
cheer
stay
forward
countenance

foster
sustain
verify
carry
agree with
bear out
go to bat for
keep up
side with
boost morale
get behind
go along with

plead for
pull for
put forward
rally round
stand behind
stand up for
stick by
stick up for
take the part of
throw in with
take one’s side
throw in one’s lot with

Antonyms

hinder
obstruct
prevent
undermine
desert
block
injure
decrease
condemn

invalidate
disapprove
reject
impede
disprove
let down
release
refuse
contradict

halt
stop
hurt
discourage
oppose
let go
neglect

Synonyms
verb prove one’s innocence

acquit
uphold
prove
substantiate
defend
refute
absolve
corroborate
disprove
exonerate

justify
claim
shield
whitewash
guard
establish
contend
support
warrant
exculpate

advocate
free
assert
excuse
confute
rehabilitate
protect
rationalize
extenuate
second

maintain
argue
clear
bear out
disculpate
do justice to
free from blame
plead for

Antonyms

blame
condemn
convict
sentence
disprove
deny
prove

incriminate
ignore
destroy
ruin
desert
reject
accuse

punish
charge
forget
neglect
oppose
attack
hurt