Synonyms for prop
prɒp

Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. prop(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

2. property, prop(noun)

   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, prop(verb)

   a propeller that rotates to push against air

   Synonyms:
   airscrew, property, airplane propeller

4. prop up, prop, shore up, shore(verb)

   support by placing against something solid or rigid

   "shore and buttress an old building"

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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. prop(n)

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

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

2. prop(v)

   Synonyms:
   sustain, support, stay, maintain

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. prop(v. a.)

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

2. prop(n.)

   Synonyms:
   support, stay, brace, FULCRUM

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   propeller, helix, accessory, ancillary

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