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Synonyms and antonyms of side with in English

side with

verb
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Synonyms

support
back
champion
advance
uphold
further
promote
endorse
encourage
advocate
take the part of
stand by
give moral support to
maintain
intercede for
help
assist
give assistance to
aid
lend a hand
give a helping hand
cooperate with
collaborate with
contribute to
serve
go to bat for
Slang
stick up for
Slang
befriend
guide
advise
minister to
succor
console
nurture
be of advantage
give to
chip in for
Slang

Antonyms

hinder
impede
obstruct
hold back
block
bar
frustrate
thwart
foil
balk
oppose
fight
side against
discourage
put down
Slang

BEFRIEND

Synonyms

assist
help
help out
give aid to
succor
comfort
minister to
protect
defend
hold out a helping hand to
look after
sympathize with
embrace
welcome
support
sustain
stick by
stand by
uphold
take under one's wing
befriend
make friends with
get acquainted with
associate with
consort with
fraternize with

Antonyms

alienate
estrange

FOSTER

Synonyms

favor
countenance
sanction
foster
encourage
promote
further
forward
advance
accommodate
aid
nurture
help forward
help onward
advocate
support
back
take up the cause of
befriend
patronize
foment
stimulate

Antonyms

oppose
combat
resist
withstand
curb
restrain
inhibit

FAVOR

Synonyms

favor
approve
be in favor of
support
endorse
back
be for
go in for
like
commend
sanction
esteem
countenance
encourage
smile upon
uphold

AGREE

Synonyms

think alike
be of one mind
support
subscribe
come to the same conclusion
admit
grant
concede
accept
allow
agree
assent
consent
accede
go along with

Antonyms

dissent
dispute
refute
deny
oppose

ESPOUSE

Synonyms

support
champion
back
advocate
promote
further
stand up for
express belief in
boost
tout
espouse
adopt
take up
embrace

Antonyms

reject
renounce
abjure
denounce
hinder
obstruct
block
thwart

FAVOR

Synonyms

favor
prefer
have a preference for
fancy
patronize
be partial to
pamper
deal gently with
humor
indulge
use lightly
use gently

Antonyms

dislike
object to
 Synonyms for side with from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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