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standbynoun something or someone to which one looks for supportour old standby in times of trouble anchor, buttress, dependence(also dependance), mainstay, pillar, reliance backbone, sinew(s), spineright handbolsterer, crutch, handmaiden(also handmaid), prop, stayanchorage, harbor, refuge to give steadfast support tono matter how much people object, I will stand by my decision adhere (to), cling (to), hew (to), keep (to), stick (to or with) cleave (to)advocate, back, champion, confirm, defend, endorse(also indorse), espouse, support, upholdaccept, adopt, cherish, cultivate, embrace, follow, foster, heedbackstop, bolster, boost, buttress, enforce, reinforce(also reenforce) abide by, hold to, live up to defect (from) abandon, abnegate, desert, forsake, give up, relinquish, spurn, surrenderabjure, recall, recant, reconsider, renege, renounce, retract, revoke, take back, unsay, withdrawcontrovert, disagree (with), disprove, dispute, rebut, refutecontradict, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, gainsay, negate, negative, repudiateback down, back off, backtrack in the 13th century |