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Term: Antonyms for Uphold

Noun:

- There are no antonyms for the noun form of 'uphold'.

Verb:

- Negate: He wanted to negate the decision rather than uphold it.

- Deny: The judge decided to deny the appeal and not uphold the lower court's ruling.

- Overturn: The higher court decided to overturn the previous ruling and not uphold it.

Adjective:

- Unsupportive: His unsupportive stance did not uphold the team's efforts.

- Contradictory: Her contradictory opinions failed to uphold the consistent message.

- Dissenting: The dissenting voices raised opposing arguments, refusing to uphold the majority decision.

Sample Sentences:

- The judge had the opportunity to uphold justice, but instead decided to deny the plaintiff's rights.

- Despite the evidence presented, the jury's decision was to overturn the conviction and not uphold it.

- The unsupportive behavior of the crowd did not uphold the team's spirit.

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