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supports

NOUN

something that holds up structure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backing

STRONG

abutment agency back base bed bedding block brace buttress collar column cornerstone device flotation foothold footing foundation fulcrum groundwork guide hold lining means medium pillar platform pole post prop rampart reinforcement rest rib rod shore stake stanchion stave stay stiffener stilt substratum substructure sustentation timber underpinning

Antonyms

WEAK

disapproval discouragement frustration opposition stop

NOUN

help, approval

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid assistance backing encouragement loyalty protection relief

STRONG

assist blessing championship comfort friendship furtherance hand lift patronage succor sustenance

WEAK

moral support

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hindrance hurt injury

STRONG

ill will stoppage

WEAK

block disapproval discouragement frustration opposition stop

NOUN

food, money, possessions for staying alive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care payment relief responsibility subsidy

STRONG

alimentation alimony allowance keep livelihood living maintenance necessities nutriment provision stock stores subsistence sustenance upkeep victuals

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun neglect

WEAK

block disapproval discouragement frustration opposition stop

NOUN

person who helps another

Synonyms

WEAK

adherent advocate ally angel apologist backbone backer benefactor champion cohort comforter confederate coworker defender disciple endorser espouser exponent expounder fan follower friend helper mainstay maintainer partisan patron pillar preserver prop proponent satellite second sponsor stalwart stay subscriber supporter sustainer tower of strength upholder well-wisher

Antonyms

WEAK

enemy foe

VERB

hold up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolster hold reinforce uphold

STRONG

base bear bed bottom brace buttress carry cradle crutch embed found ground mainstay poise prop shore shoulder stand stay strut sustain undergird

WEAK

be a foundation for keep from falling keep up shore up upbear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

undermine weaken

STRONG

drop fall let go refuse

WEAK

contradict disapprove let down neglect oppose reject release

VERB

take care of, provide for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back encourage finance fund maintain raise set up sponsor strengthen subsidize uphold

STRONG

angel bankroll chaperon cherish feed fortify foster guard keep nourish nurse prop stake stiffen stroke succor sustain underwrite

WEAK

attend to be a source of strength bring up buoy up care for earn one's keep give a leg up keep an eye on look after make a living pay expenses of pay for pick up the check put up money for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conclude depress discourage dissuade finish hurt ignore neglect take weaken

STRONG

abandon starve

WEAK

contradict disapprove let down let go oppose refuse reject release

VERB

defend, advocate belief

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid approve assist back bolster boost endorse establish help hold justify maintain promote side with uphold

STRONG

abet advance carry champion cheer comfort countenance forward foster second stay substantiate sustain verify

WEAK

agree with bear out boost morale get behind go along with go to bat for keep up plead for pull for put forward rally round stand behind stand up for stick by stick up for take one's side take the part of throw in one's lot with throw in with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block condemn decrease desert disapprove discourage halt hinder hurt injure invalidate obstruct oppose prevent reject stop undermine

STRONG

disprove impede

WEAK

contradict let down let go neglect refuse release

VERB

endure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abide continue maintain take tolerate

STRONG

bear brook countenance go handle stand stomach submit suffer swallow undergo

WEAK

bear with carry on go through keep up live with put up with stand for stay the course stick it out sweat out wait out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disallow discontinue halt refuse reject stop

STRONG

disagree fight

WEAK

contradict disapprove let down let go neglect oppose release

Example Sentences

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Once reserved for military, industrial and rehabilitative use, these types of motorized supports are becoming light and affordable enough for regular folks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This requires evidence that supports a strong inference of intentional discrimination, rather than the effects-based framework adopted by Congress in 1982.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

That is largely because the emerging El Niño weather pattern - which is likely to strengthen over the coming months - tends to disrupt tropical storms in the Atlantic but supports them in the Pacific.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Until now, scientists did not know that CD8 T cells could produce IL-22 in a way that supports intestinal stem cells.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

It’s so dark I can barely see them, but when I stare at the huge, rusted supports holding the wheel in place, I see the rungs of a ladder.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth