Synonyms of support
35 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for support is uphold. Other synonyms of support are bear, stut, underprop and take. The opposite of support is oppose.
Synonyms and similar words for support
verbTo help keep from falling.
- bearTo support or sustain; to hold up.
- bestand
- hold upTo support or lift.
- stutTo support, prop up.
- undergirdTo give fundamental support; provide with a sound or secure basis; provide supportive evidence for.
- underpropTo prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold, prop up.
- upbearTo hold up; raise aloft; hold or sustain high.
- upgirdTo support or hold up.
- upholdTo keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling.
- take
- bolsterTo brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
verbTo back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
verbTo provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- attest
- corroborateTo confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
- establish
- substantiate
- sustainTo keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- verify
verbTo be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file...
nounSomething which supports.
nounMore synonyms
- backingSupport, especially financial.
- baseThe end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- basis
- bearingThe portion of a support on which anything rests.
- brace
- footing
- foundationA donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
- fulcrumThe support about which a lever pivots.
- ground
- hold
- purchaseThe amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
- reinforcementAdditional troops or materiel sent to support a military action.
Opposite of support
verbTo back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
nounIn relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that...
- kernelThe set of elements of G which are mapped to the identity of H (usually written as 0 in an additive group and as 1 in a...
Meaning of support
- verb To help keep from falling.
- verb To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
- verb To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
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