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Synonyms for support
səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrtsup·port
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
support
Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted, as when we speak of sustained endeavor or a sustained note; a flower is supported by the stem or a temple-roof by arches; the foundations of a great building sustain an enormous pressure; to sustain life implies a greater exigency and need than to support life; to say one is sustained under affliction is to say more both of the severity of the trial and the completeness of the upholding than if we say he is supported. To bear is the most general word, denoting all holding up or keeping up of any object, whether in rest or motion; in the derived senses it refers to something that is a tax upon strength or endurance; as, to bear a strain; to bear pain or grief. To maintain is to keep in a state or condition, especially in an excellent and desirable condition; as, to maintain health or reputation; to maintain one's position; to maintain a cause or proposition is to hold it against opposition or difficulty. To support may be partial, to maintain is complete; maintain is a word of more dignity than support; a man supports his family; a state maintains an army or navy. To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure. Compare ABET; ENDURE; KEEP.
Synonyms:
bear, carry, cherish, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, prop, sustain, upholdAntonyms:
abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreckPreposition:
The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
supportverb
Synonyms:
bear, uphold, sustain, underlie, befriend, assist, second, promote, further, suffer, defend, foster, nurture, nourish, cherish, endorse, maintain, continue, countenance, patronize, subsidize, help, back, stay, favor, propAntonyms:
drop, betray, surrender, abandon, discontinue, oppose, discourage, weaken, exhaust, thwart, discountenance, disfavor, subvert, suppresssupportnoun
Synonyms:
prop, stay, foundation, buttress, help, aid, assistance, influence, maintenance, living, patronage, subsistence, livelihood, food
Princeton's WordNet
supportnoun
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
"his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
Synonyms:
financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupportnoun
aiding the cause or policy or interests of
"the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
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financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupportnoun
something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
"the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
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financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupport, reinforcement, reenforcementnoun
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
"they called for artillery support"
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backup, supporting, reinforcement, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, reinforcing stimulus, bread and butter, reinforcer, musical accompaniment, reward, sustenance, strengthener, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihooddocumentation, supportnoun
documentary validation
"his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"
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backup, supporting, reinforcement, backing, reenforcement, certification, keep, corroboration, bread and butter, financial support, accompaniment, software documentation, musical accompaniment, sustenance, living, financial backing, funding, documentation, livelihoodsupport, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenancenoun
the financial means whereby one lives
"each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
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backup, supporting, reinforcement, sustainment, backing, funding, nutrition, nutriment, financial support, keep, accompaniment, alimentation, reenforcement, victuals, life, bread and butter, hold, dungeon, musical accompaniment, maintenance, aliment, sustenance, animation, donjon, sustentation, living, upkeep, financial backing, documentation, nourishment, livelihood, alivenesssupportnoun
supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
"the statue stood on a marble support"
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financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupport, supportingnoun
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
"he leaned against the wall for support"
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backup, supporting, reinforcement, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, bread and butter, musical accompaniment, sustenance, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihoodaccompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, supportnoun
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
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fill-in, financial backing, reenforcement, reinforcement, patronage, escort, living, supporting, complement, keep, accompaniment, livelihood, bread and butter, co-occurrence, backup man, reliever, musical accompaniment, backing, financial support, backup, sustenance, funding, championship, concomitant, computer backup, relief, stand-in, documentation, attendant, substitutesupportnoun
any device that bears the weight of another thing
"there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Synonyms:
financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupport, financial support, funding, backing, financial backingverb
financial resources provided to make some project possible
"the foundation provided support for the experiment"
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backup, supporting, reinforcement, patronage, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, bread and butter, musical accompaniment, sustenance, financing, championship, mount, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihoodsupport, back upverb
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
"She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
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digest, abide, congest, tolerate, choke, foul, plunk for, hold up, endure, choke off, back, stick out, back down, clog, fend for, patronise, clog up, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, back off, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, bearsupportverb
support materially or financially
"he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
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suffer, put up, tolerate, patronage, stand, back, corroborate, brook, plump for, keep going, patronise, hold up, bear out, bear, hold, stomach, sustain, underpin, confirm, plunk for, defend, subscribe, stick out, patronize, substantiate, indorse, fend for, affirm, endure, digest, endorse, back up, abideback, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, supportverb
be behind; approve of
"He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
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stake, digest, abide, tolerate, bear, plunk for, hold up, endure, back, stick out, second, fend for, patronise, back up, keep going, certify, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, stand, affirm, game, brook, indorse, subscribe, suffer, bet on, sustain, patronize, underpin, gage, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, put up, punthold, support, sustain, hold upverb
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
"The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
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take, hold in, hold out, make, endure, fend for, affirm, view as, underpin, carry, book, concur, have, maintain, hold, last, moderate, sustain, corroborate, confirm, retain, nourish, nurse, defy, go, stick up, keep up, patronise, guard, prevail, declare, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, indorse, accommodate, abide, control, prolong, stomach, harbour, patronage, live, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, patronize, deem, apply, stand up, obtain, substantiate, survive, get, bind, stand, have got, entertain, plunk for, live on, curb, back, restrain, keep, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, hold water, contain, back up, suffer, bear, nurture, subscribe, take for, hold up, harbor, detain, defend, put up, confine, keep going, bear out, admit, digest, plump for, endorse, halt, obligate, agree, delayconfirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirmverb
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
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actualise, realise, abide, embody, verify, get, stomach, defend, plunk for, hold up, substantiate, keep going, actualize, back, have, avow, fend for, patronise, stick out, assert, back up, keep, digest, nurture, keep up, corroborate, endorse, validate, reassert, hold, confirm, bear out, incarnate, affirm, swan, subscribe, brook, indorse, body forth, tolerate, suffer, endure, stand, aver, maintain, prolong, nourish, sustain, realize, patronize, underpin, plump for, patronage, put up, swear, bearsubscribe, supportverb
adopt as a belief
"I subscribe to your view on abortion"
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digest, abide, tolerate, plunk for, sign, hold up, endure, back, take, stick out, fend for, patronise, subscribe to, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, pledge, patronage, bearcorroborate, underpin, bear out, supportverb
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
"The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, tolerate, plunk for, hold up, endure, back, stick out, fend for, patronise, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, validate, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, beardefend, support, fend forverb
argue or speak in defense of
"She supported the motion to strike"
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fight, digest, abide, tolerate, oppose, suffer, plunk for, hold up, endure, guard, stick out, confirm, fend for, patronise, back, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, represent, defend, fight back, bear out, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, patronage, stand, sustain, maintain, fight down, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, champion, bearsupportverb
play a subordinate role to (another performer)
"Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
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suffer, put up, tolerate, patronage, stand, back, corroborate, brook, plump for, keep going, patronise, hold up, bear out, bear, hold, stomach, sustain, underpin, confirm, plunk for, defend, subscribe, stick out, patronize, substantiate, indorse, fend for, affirm, endure, digest, endorse, back up, abidepatronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep goingverb
be a regular customer or client of
"We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, buy at, tolerate, tide over, shop at, plunk for, hold up, endure, frequent, bridge over, back, stick out, fend for, patronise, run on, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, shop, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, condescend, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, sponsor, beardigest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Synonyms:
bide, project, ache, hold out, run, endure, affirm, underpin, carry, stand up, assume, have, hold, last, sustain, confirm, fend, stay, weather, take over, go, jut, endorse, jut out, turn out, digest, deport, prevail, comport, set up, behave, die hard, pay, jump out, remain firm, offer, tolerate, deliver, indorse, hurt, abide, condense, raise, fend for, back up, stomach, birth, patronage, stand out, live, contribute, stick out, meet, brook, expect, patronize, suffer, concentrate, protrude, acquit, substantiate, brave out, survive, domiciliate, get, put forward, stand, can, post, plunk for, persist, live on, have a bun in the oven, give birth, back, jump, allow, rear, lose, place upright, wear, house, contain, leap out, bear, patronise, subscribe, hold up, corroborate, provide, erect, defend, brave, put up, tin, keep going, accept, bear out, resist, plump for, nominate, yield, gestate, permit, conduct
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
supportverb
Synonyms:
sustain, uphold, prop, brace, bear up, hold up, shore upsupportverb
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endure, bear, undergo, suffer, tolerate, put up with, go throughsupportverb
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cherish, nourish, maintain, provide forsupportverb
supportverb
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perform, play, act, take the part ofsupportverb
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substantiate, confirm, make good, verifysupportverb
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assist, aid, help, second, patronize, abet, befriend, back, countenance, encourage, back upsupportverb
supportverb
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accompany (as an assistant), attend, act as aid tosupportnoun
supportnoun
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base, basis, bed, foundationsupportnoun
Synonyms:
sustenance, maintenance, FEED, subsistence, livelihood, living, keepingsupportnoun
Synonyms:
aid, help, assistance, succor, favor, countenance, encouragement, patronage, comfort
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
supportnoun
Synonyms:
prop, buttress, brace, fulcrum, bolster, stanchion, shore, staddle, supporter, maintenance, sustenance, subsistence, finding, livelihood, base, foundation, basis, assistance, espousal, advocacy, countenance, caryatidAntonyms:
nonsupport, opposition, desertion, repudiationsupportverb
Synonyms:
prop, brace, bolster, uphold, sustain, maintain, keep, provide for, verify, substantiate, ratify, corroborate, confirm, vindicate, defend, maintain, second, back, aid
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "support":
supporting, supported, backing, assistance, aid, supports, bracket, endorse, supportive, help, favour, backstopping, sustain, assist, compatibility, soutien, endorsement, underpin, promote, substantiate, 'appui, apoyo, sustaining, holder, appui, back, encourage, favourable, back-up, argue, bolster, subsidy, supporter, uphold, sustainment, facilitate, stöd, funding, helps, assists
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
SUPPORT
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How to use support in a sentence?
This is a favourable arrangement which will support the budget and enable stable payments of pensions and wages and strengthen liquidity of the public sector.
Everything we stand for rests on the platform of democracy, the people who voted for Donald Trump, support himnow, they weren’t voting for attacking the Capitol, they weren’t voting for overthrowing the election – they were voting for a philosophy he put forward.
The congresswoman has received and been immensely grateful for an outpouring of support from her St. Louis community, our office also works very closely with the House Committee on Ethics on all gift-related matters.
China respects the standards of the European Union and wants to find more avenues and agile methods to give financing support to big projects.
Well the most important thing we're going to do is to build a fair, level playing field for everybody, i welcome the debate. I think there is going to be a bumper crop of candidates and that the American people are going to see a very robust Democratic Party. What will unite all of them is that they are all fighting for a better deal and a brighter future and better tomorrows for everyone, not just a few at the top. And what we're doing at the DNC is making sure we build the infrastructure, the organizing infrastructure, the technology infrastructure so that whoever ... becomes the nominee that they can walk into a DNC that enables them to sprint across the finish line.Listen hereWhile Perez said he hopes ideas and ideals are what helps to unite his party, it may just be mutual disgust for Trump that will act as the super glue for Democrats.Below are some of excerpts of my interview with DNC Chairman Tom Perez. This QA has been edited for brevity, clarity and flow.Mark Preston: As you look at the current state of play right now, what is the Democratic plan to address Donald Trump in this off year?Tom Perez: Step one is that we have to take on Donald Trump in all of these areas that he's trying to take America back, and make America weak, not make America great. Equally important though, we can't simply be against Donald Trump. We've got to articulate what we are for, and we have always been fighting for a fair shake for everyone. Listen hereFollow CNN OpinionJoin us on Twitter and FacebookPreston: (W)hen you were running for chairman, ... it was a bit of a contentious fight. There was a lot of criticism from the grassroots about the battle between establishment Democrats and grassroots Democrats. ... What is being done behind the scenes to try to bridge the divide between those two (factions)?Perez: Every single day we are leading with our values. ... If we want to address income inequality in this country, one of the most important things we can do is support efforts for people to unionize and form a union. When unions succeed, the middle class succeeds. When unions succeed, income inequality goes down, and what we have to do as a party is be out there on the issues that matter the most to people: health care, good jobs, the efforts to cut support for public education, we have to articulate what we stand for.
Translations for support
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- دعم, الدعمArabic
- подкрепаBulgarian
- recolzar, sostenirCatalan, Valencian
- podporovat, podpora, podpěra, podpíratCzech
- støtteDanish
- Unterstützung, stützen, Support bieten, Träger, unterstützen, StützeGerman
- ενισχύω, υποστήριξηGreek
- subteni, subtenoEsperanto
- sostener, apoyo, apuntalar, apoyar, respaldo, respaldar, soporteSpanish
- tugi, abiEstonian
- پشتیبانی, حمایتPersian
- tuki, tukea, sulkeuma, kantaja, kannattaaFinnish
- soutien, soutenirFrench
- stipeWestern Frisian
- iompair, gabháilIrish
- taic, seasScottish Gaelic
- תומךHebrew
- सहारा, समर्थनHindi
- támasz, támogat, segítség, alátámaszt, segély, pártfogol, támaszt, támogatás, eltartHungarian
- mendukungIndonesian
- suporto, apogarIdo
- supporto, supportareItalian
- תמיכהHebrew
- 維持, 対応する, 扶養, 援助, 支える, 援助する, 支持する, 養う, 支援する, 支え, 支持, 支援Japanese
- 지원하다Korean
- firmāmentumLatin
- tautīnei, tautītī, tautokoMāori
- steunen, ondersteuning, bijstand, ondersteunen, advies, hulp, steunDutch
- bistand, støtteNorwegian
- wspierać, podpora, kibicować, wsparcie, wspornik, popierać, pomoc, nośnikPolish
- financiar, apoio, apoiar, suporte, [[dar]] [[suporte]]Portuguese
- sprijini, sprijin, suport, propti, sprijinire, susține, suporturiRomanian
- поддержать, поддержка, поддерживать, опораRussian
- подршка, ùporīšte, podrška, pȍtpōranj, pȍtpora, òslonacSerbo-Croatian
- stöd, bära upp, support, stötta, stödjaSwedish
- అండ, మద్దతుTelugu
- destek, desteklemek, çözüm, destek olmakTurkish
- підтримкаUkrainian
- حمایتUrdu
- subzidiaedje, subzideWalloon
- 支持Chinese
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