bolstered

[bohl-sterd] / ˈboʊl stərd /

ADJECTIVE

backed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approved assisted endorsed favored

STRONG

advocated aided bankrolled boosted championed encouraged financed fostered furthered helped promoted propped seconded sponsored underwritten upheld

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disapproved

WEAK

backless discouraged opposed

ADJECTIVE

helped

Synonyms

STRONG

abetted accompanied advised assisted backed befriended encouraged maintained nursed relieved subsidized supported sustained

WEAK

taken care of

Antonyms

STRONG

discouraged

WEAK

harmed hindered impeded

ADJECTIVE

reinforced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assisted augmented fortified strengthened

STRONG

backed banded braced buttressed stiffened thickened

WEAK

beefed up built-up

ADJECTIVE

supported

Synonyms

STRONG

braced firm floated

WEAK

held up lifted up

Example Sentences

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The state’s growth is being bolstered by many local companies that are attracting and spending hundreds of billions of dollars in the race to build the software and infrastructure needed for AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The latter two were both bolstered by gains in the software sector.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

While tech, chip, and memory stocks bolstered the market, the on-again, off-again talks between the U.S. and Iran led to a slide in oil prices.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The move has bolstered Nvidia’s full-stack AI portfolio and put the company’s cash to work.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Something about the partnership with Root bolstered him.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

bolstered

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