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support

[suh-pawrt] / səˈpɔrt /

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

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aid assistance backing encouragement loyalty protection relief

STRONG

assist blessing championship comfort friendship furtherance hand lift patronage succor sustenance

WEAK

moral support

Antonyms

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hindrance hurt injury

STRONG

ill will stoppage

WEAK

block disapproval discouragement frustration opposition stop

NOUN

food, money, possessions for staying alive

Synonyms

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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

VERB

hold up

Synonyms

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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

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undermine weaken

STRONG

drop fall let go refuse

WEAK

contradict disapprove let down neglect oppose reject release

VERB

take care of, provide for

Synonyms

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

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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

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conclude depress discourage dissuade finish hurt ignore neglect take weaken

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abandon starve

WEAK

contradict disapprove let down let go oppose refuse reject release

VERB

defend, advocate belief

Synonyms

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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

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

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disprove impede

WEAK

contradict let down let go neglect refuse release

VERB

endure

Synonyms

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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

Usage

What are other ways to say support? To support is to hold up or add strength to, literally or figuratively: The columns support the roof. To maintain is to support so as to preserve intact: to maintain an attitude of defiance. To sustain, a rather elevated word, suggests completeness and adequacy in supporting: The court sustained his claim. Uphold applies especially to supporting or backing another, as in a statement, opinion, or belief: to uphold the rights of a minority.

Example Sentences

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The 2014 drop in the international price of crude marked the beginning of the gradual withdrawal of Venezuelan support and the acceleration of Cuba’s economic and social decline.

From The Wall Street Journal

The concert, headlined by Wet Leg, will also feature performances by Scottish supports acts Hamish Hawk and Lucia & The Best Boys.

From BBC

Protesting students in Serbia on Sunday swapped massive street demonstrations for a push to collect citizens’ signatures, to gauge whether they had support to demand snap parliamentary elections.

From Barron's

Now some of the last pillars supporting downtown are on shakier ground.

From The Wall Street Journal

I loved that so many Americans were doing something by turning out to not just protest policies that hit personally, but to rally in support of democracy writ large.

From Los Angeles Times

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