making a stand for Synonym

pillars, posts, supports, uprights, shafts, piers, stanchions, pilasters, props, standards [x]

support, splint, orthotic, truss, prop, reinforcement, stay band, bracket, clamp, fastener, holder, mount, strut, bolster, buttress, gird, shore, strengthen, underpin, uphold, fortify, secure, steady, sustain, reinforce, stiffen, back, brace up, brace for [x]

maintain, support, sustain, preserve, defend, protect, endorse, back, champion, advocate, bolster, reinforce, uphold, validate, confirm, affirm, ratify, justify, substantiate, corroborate, verify [x]

maintain, uphold, support, preserve, continue, prolong, nurture, keep, retain, perpetuate, bolster, endure, conserve, strengthen, back, carry, bear, foster, nourish, protect, stabilize, prolongate, keep up, hold up, prop up, shore up, undergird, underpin, fortify, buttress, reinforce [x]

support, strengthen, reinforce, bolster, underpin, buttress, sustain, fortify, uphold, back, brace, prop up, shore up, secure, stabilize [x]

preferences, inclinations, partialities, predilections, proclivities, biases, leanings, likings, penchants, tendencies, affinities, propensities, tastes, dispositions, fondnesses, appetites, desires, wishes, choices, selections, options, priorities, interests, attractions, gravitations, orientations [x]

support, assistance, aid, help, endorsement, sponsorship, patronage, backing, advocacy, encouragement, reinforcement, subsidy, funding, approval [x]

inspiration, motivation, support, reassurance, confidence, uplift, stimulation, urging, prompting, persuasion, cheer, backing, aid, assistance, heartening, emboldening, fortification, incitement, instigation, morale boost, pep talk, goading, prodding, coaxing, spurring, urging on, egging on, pushing, urging forward, bolstering, strengthening, fostering, nurturing, promoting, advocating, championing, endorsing, upholding, boosting, energizing, invigorating, galvanizing, rallying, comforting, consoling, soothing, reassuring [x]

grant, allowance, aid, support, assistance, endowment, funding, contribution, backing, sponsorship, financial aid, subvention, allocation, appropriation, benefaction, donation, gift, help, relief [x]

approve, support, back, endorse, sanction, ratify, authorize, validate, confirm, affirm, champion, advocate, uphold, favor, bless, second, sponsor, underwrite, accredit, certify, vouch for, recommend, promote, encourage, countenance, commend, applaud, praise, hail, laud, extol, boost, plug, push, hype, tout, cheer, shout out, root for, stand by, stand up for, stick up for, go to bat for, give the nod to, give the green light to, give the thumbs up to, give the okay to, give the seal of approval to [x]

supporting, strengthening, reinforcing, boosting, enhancing, fortifying, buttressing, sustaining, aiding, assisting, propping up, backing, upholding, shoring up, underpinning, invigorating, energizing, empowering, amplifying, augmenting, consolidating, intensifying, solidifying, stiffening, bracing, encouraging, promoting, nurturing, fostering, cultivating, developing, advancing, heightening, uplifting, emboldening, galvanizing, stimulating, motivating, spurring, driving, urging, pushing, prodding, goading, inciting, inspiring, rallying, heartening, cheering, comforting [x]

repel, fend off, deflect, avert, prevent, avoid, deter, resist, parry, counter, stave off, hold off, keep at bay, block, shield, protect, guard against, thwart, forestall, preclude, intercept, stop, hinder, obstruct, impede, check, rebuff, rebuke, repulse, turn away, turn aside, ward, shun, escape, elude, dodge, evade, circumvent, sidestep, duck, bypass, outwit, outmaneuver, foil, frustrate, balk, baffle, stonewall [x]

ostracizing, shunning, avoiding, rejecting, spurning, blackballing, excluding, snubbing, vetoing, nixing, banning, prohibiting, embargoing, proscribing, disallowing, barring, interdicting, outlawing, refusing, repudiating, disapproving, decrying, condemning, censuring, denouncing, eschewing, forgoing, abstaining from, refraining from, withholding, cutting off, turning away from, steering clear of, giving the cold shoulder to, cold-shouldering, passing up, turning down [x]

column, support, post, shaft, pier, upright, stanchion, prop, pilaster, buttress, baluster, newel, standard, pile, pylon, mast, obelisk, spire, tower [x]

protest, opposition, dissent, disapproval, challenge, complaint, disagreement, dispute, remonstrance, demur, exception, resistance, refutation, counterargument, contradiction, grievance, outcry, rebuff, refusal, rejection, veto, counterstatement, counterclaim, countercharge, counteraction, countermeasure, counterproposal, counteroffer, counterpoint, counterplea, counterpleading, counterargumentation, counterassertion, countercontention, counterdeclaration, counteropposition, counterprotest, counterrefusal, counterremonstrance, counterresistance, counterveto, counterdispute, counterdissent, counterdisapproval, counterchallenge, countercomplaint, countergrievance, counteroutcry [x]