Synonyms for prop
prɒpprop

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1. prop

   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, support, sustain, uphold

   Antonyms:
   abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreck

   Preposition:
   The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.

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1. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, buttress, shore, strut, pin

   Antonyms:
   superstructure, superincumbency, top-weight, gravitation, extirpation, subverter, destroyer

2. propverb

   Synonyms:
   sustain, support, stay, maintain

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. propnoun

   a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

2. property, propnoun

   any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie

   "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"

   Synonyms:
   attribute, airplane propeller, belongings, property, holding, dimension, airscrew, place

3. airplane propeller, airscrew, propverb

   a propeller that rotates to push against air

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

4. prop up, prop, shore up, shoreverb

   support by placing against something solid or rigid

   "shore and buttress an old building"

   Synonyms:
   set ashore, shore, shore up, land, prop up

Matched Categories

1. • Object
   • Support

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1. propverb

   Synonyms:
   support, sustain, uphold, hold up, shore up

2. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, brace, FULCRUM

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1. propnoun

   Synonyms:
   buttress, stay, support, brace, fulcrum, shore, stanchion

2. propverb

   Synonyms:
   buttress, brace, stay, support, sustain, shore up

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "prop":

   propeller, helix, accessory, ancillary

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1. Amy Catalano:

   It was amazing, it felt like a movie prop, it looked make-believe almost.

2. Deshawn Yeldell:

   People hate to see you on high vibes doing something positive or something you love, especially if you’re doing it better than them or the people they prop up with their support. -MillYentei

3. Trooper Guy Gill:

   The trooper immediately recognized it was a prop and not a passenger, as the trooper approached, the driver was actually laughing.

4. Mike Lee:

   This is not a prop and I don’t carry it as a prop, this is a reference manual. I carry it with me next to my heart because I refer to it daily, constantly.

5. Jim Pyatt:

   Nearly 10 million California voters -- including the vast majority of app-based drivers -- passed Prop 22 to protect driver independence, while providing historic new protections, voters across the political spectrum spoke loud and clear, passing Prop 22 in a landslide. Meritless lawsuits that seek to undermine the clear democratic will of the people do not stand up to scrutiny in the courts.