Root for
Root for verb - Take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- recognize and root for
- recognize and sanction
- bless and root for
- bless and sanction
- advocate and root for
- advocate and sanction
- approve and root for
- approve and sanction
- countenance and root for
- countenance and sanction
- encourage and root for
- encourage and sanction
- favor and root for
- favor and sanction
Cite this Source
Sanction and Root for. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_for/sanction
Root for & Sanction. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_for/sanction>.
Sanction or Root for. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/root_for/sanction.
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