Antonyms for buttress
ˈbʌ trɪsbut·tress

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. buttressnoun

   Synonyms:
   counterfort

2. buttressnoun

   To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.

   Synonyms:
   counterfort

3. buttressnoun

   To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.

   Synonyms:
   counterfort

4. buttressnoun

   A buttress-root.

   Synonyms:
   counterfort

5. buttressnoun

   A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff.

   Crowell Buttresses, Dismal Buttress, Hourglass Buttress, Kardam Buttress, Seven Buttresses

   Synonyms:
   counterfort

Matched Categories

1. • Reinforce
   • Strengthen

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:1.0 / 4 votes

1. buttress, buttressingverb

   a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

   Synonyms:
   buttressing

2. buttressverb

   reinforce with a buttress

   "Buttress the church"

3. buttressverb

   make stronger or defensible

   "buttress your thesis"

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1. buttressnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, prop

How to use buttress in a sentence?

1. Andy Gilman:

   Find a name-brand person with integrity to buttress what the company is doing.

2. Virginia Kelley:

   There is nothing like a newborn baby to renew your spirit - and to buttress your resolve to make the world a better place.

3. Tamar Heller:

   One important aspect of this study was that having a sense of control and support from friends helped mitigate the impact of long-term caring for a child with a disability, overall, their findings buttress the need for family support services and supports for families of individuals with disabilities.

4. Andre Terzic:

   Regenerative medicine is not trying to create the bionic man but to harness the healing powers of the human body and buttress them.

5. Chip Davis:

   The boulder that is decline is much bigger in size and rolling much faster than before, we've got very few rigs to buttress the rate of decline.

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