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Synonyms for stand up to
verb confront

brave

oppose

face

Antonyms for stand up to

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Synonyms
verb endure bad situation

withstand
defy
go through
confront
court

risk
support
bear
face
venture

suffer
challenge
dare
beard
take on

face off
fly in the face of
outdare

Antonyms

surrender
refuse
reject
capitulate
complain

dodge
fear
hide
yield
break down

give up
run away
skip

Synonyms
verb dispute, question

try
claim
confront
defy
impose
denounce
assert
demand
test
require
call for

impugn
brave
vindicate
inquire
tax
cross
impeach
summon
accost
investigate
arouse

reclaim
query
provoke
exact
stimulate
dare
beard
face the music
throw down the gauntlet
ask for
call out

face down
face off
fly in the face of
hang in
insist upon
invite competition
make a point of
make a stand
object to
search out
stick it out

Antonyms

deny
dodge
ignore

calm
answer
agreement

decision
victory

Synonyms
verb challenge

defy
resist
accost
repel
oppose
meet
encounter

withstand
brave
affront
flout
scorn
front
dare

beard
tell off
come up against
face down
face up to
face with
go one-on-one

go up against
make my day
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
call one’s bluff

Antonyms

surrender
avoid

dodge
evade

back down
yield

Synonyms
verb oppose action, belief

force
combat
support
maintain
resist
continue
oppose
argue
withstand
traverse
bicker
wrangle

hassle
further
row
wage
uphold
contest
conduct
dispute
persevere
prosecute
squabble
travail

defy
persist
effect
struggle
strive
buck
repel
endure
buckle down
carry on
fall out
lay into

take on
engage in
exert oneself
hammer away
light into
make a stand against
push forward
put up an argument
spare no effort
take pains
tangle with
toil on

Antonyms

surrender
ignore
comply
give in
concur
cease
uphold

let go
agree
neglect
yield
halt
stop
give up

leave
idle
quit
forget
make peace
believe

Synonyms
verb fight, obstruct

prevent
deny
face
defy
disagree
attack
fight
resist
protest
assail
argue
debate

dispute
withstand
thwart
neutralize
disapprove
bombard
controvert
battle
check
cross
counterattack
hinder

combat
taunt
expose
assault
gainsay
encounter
bar
reverse
contradict
counter
confront
take on

call in question
face down
fly in the face of
frown at
not countenance
run counter to
search out
speak against
take a stand
take issue
turn the tables

Antonyms

aid
retreat
give in
surrender
harmonize
comply
assist
permit

participate
allow
help
agree
go along
yield
accept
support

encourage
forward
approve
make peace
favor
join

Synonyms
verb withstand, oppose

prevent
refuse
thwart
continue
combat
repel
confront
defy
abide
forgo
maintain
curb
endure

turn down
hinder
traverse
countervail
weather
antagonize
battle
counteract
suffer
check
contend
brook
persist

dispute
forbear
persevere
bear
stay
assault
refrain
assail
hold
buck
duel
stonewall
remain

fight back
abstain from
die hard
hold off
hold out against
keep from
leave alone
put up a fight
remain firm
struggle against

Antonyms

aid
assist
OK
discontinue
surrender
permit
refuse
reject
desert

give in
cease
comply
allow
help
accept
encourage
stop
advance

agree
indulge
abandon
give up
leave
quit
go
conform
go along

Synonyms
verb endure, experience

withstand
undergo
feel
tolerate
see
have

suffer
stomach
brook
bear
abide
stand

encounter
go
digest
know
bear with
take it

bear up under
hang in
live with
put up with

Antonyms

disallow
refuse
reject
avoid

evade
shun
surrender
misunderstand

discontinue
abstain
stop
halt

Synonyms
verb challenge, oppose

brave
buck
confront
dare
defy
denounce

dispute
investigate
question
throw down the gauntlet
call out
face off

go eyeball to eyeball with
go one on one with
go toe to toe with
go up against
hang in
insist upon

invite competition
make a stand
object to

Antonyms

refuse

reject

Synonyms
verb endure, bear

combat
repel
defy
cope
tolerate
resist
weather
thwart
suffer
buck
duel
brave

violate
stick
contest
confront
traverse
fight
dispute
oppose
stand
cross
face
brace

take
hang on
hang tough
hold out
take it
take on
hold off
ride out
fly in the face of
grapple with
prevail against
put up struggle

put up with
remain firm
sit and take it
stand fast
stand firm
stand up against
stick fast
win out
hold one’s ground
stand one’s ground

Antonyms

surrender
disallow
refuse
reject
aid

assist
dodge
hide
loosen
help

give up
unfasten
agree
support
yield

Synonyms
verb invite to do battle

challenge
confront
contest
dare

defy
provoke
ask for trouble
call out

cross swards
do something about it
invite to debate
meet face to face

start something
knock the chip off one’s shoulder