Synonym of coming to the defence of

Verb

Present participle for to defend or protect
taking the side of supporting backing backing up encouraging siding with standing by standing up for sticking up for taking the part of allying oneself with allying with associating oneself with championing defending sympathizing with upholding abetting aiding and abetting favoring favouring preferring going to bat for endorsing arguing for speaking up for taking someone's part throwing in one's lot with taking up the cudgels for going along with sticking by rallying round standing behind siding plumping for getting behind throwing in with plunking for fighting for insisting sticking one's neck out for giving as good as one gets advocating espousing sustaining bolstering arguing pleading fostering guaranteeing representing coming to defense of standing for speaking in support of pleading for thumping for taking up cudgels for promoting sanctioning indorsing throwing one's weight behind seconding embracing sponsoring plugging patronizing smiling on approving of campaigning for voting for vouching for patronising falling in with approbating applauding adopting taking one's side advocating for giving help to pulling for accepting furthering welcoming maintaining approving taking on receiving enthusiastically getting into taking up taking to going in for receiving wholeheartedly protecting putting in a good word for lobbying for battling for crusading for proposing riding shotgun contending for holding a torch for helping aiding assisting backstopping countenancing propping up allying giving a lift boosting giving a boost giving a leg up grubstaking giving one's blessing to abiding by

Verb

Present participle for to sustain or support (something which has been questioned)
upholding sustaining backing endorsing approving defending ratifying validating confirming verifying vindicating championing encouraging promoting advocating justifying maintaining supporting countenancing espousing seconding backing up standing by holding to siding with sticking by sticking up for holding up one's end

Nearby Words

coming to the end coming to the end of its life coming to the fore coming to the mind of coming to the party coming to the point coming to the crunch coming to the conclusion that coming to the conclusion coming to the aid of coming to terms with coming to terms on

Antonym of coming to the defence of

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