Synonyms:
- advocate,
- allege in support,
- answer,
- argue for,
- assert,
- back,
- back up,
- champion,
- contend for,
- counter,
- defend,
- espouse,
- get behind,
- get in behind,
- maintain,
- make a plea,
- plead for,
- rebut,
- refute,
- reply,
- respond,
- riposte,
- run interference for,
- say in defense,
- second,
- side with,
- speak for,
- speak up for,
- stand back of,
- stand behind,
- stand by,
- stand up for,
- stick by,
- support,
- sustain,
- take sides with,
- uphold,
- urge reasons for