Fall and Upholding

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Fall verb - To go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily.

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Upholding is an antonym for fall.

Nearby Words: falling, fallen

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Fall is an antonym for upholding in maintain topic.

Nearby Words: uphold, upholder

In the 1996 movie, Orsino seemed to imply that what made him fall in love with Olivia was her dedication to upholding her vow of not loving a man for seven years after.

Source: Theatre / Twelfth Night
Paladins (the character class) in the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game must be Lawful Good and follow their chivalric codex of tirelessly slaying evil, upholding good, protecting the innocents... lest they fall from grace and lose all their abilities.

Source: Slave to PR

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