Synonyms for supporting
sup·port·ing

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1. support, supportingadjective

   the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

   "he leaned against the wall for support"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, reinforcement, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, bread and butter, musical accompaniment, sustenance, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihood

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive, nonbearing

2. encouraging, supportingadjective

   furnishing support and encouragement

   "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"

   Synonyms:
   load-bearing(a), supporting(a), encouraging

   Antonyms:
   nonbearing, unsupportive

3. load-bearing(a), supporting(a)adjective

   capable of bearing a structural load

   "a supporting wall"

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive, nonbearing

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1. List of paraphrases for "supporting":

   support, supportive, backing, supports, supported, sustain, endorsing, helping, sustaining, auxiliary, complementary, promoting

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How to use supporting in a sentence?

1. Rapper Pitbull:

   Am I supporting Donald Trump? No I am not supporting Donald Trump. You all know this already very well.

2. Ryan Mauro:

   Supporting them against Iran is akin to supporting Hamas against Al Qaeda, as someone who has been supportive of overthrowing Assad for years before the civil war, it pains me to say that overthrowing him today would only lead to much more bloodshed. The best scenario is the division of the country between the Assad regime, the Syrian Democratic Forces and Arab forces that are as close to secular-democratic as possible. And from there, we can hope that a safe alternative to Assad’s rule can eventually rise and support liberal elements to make it happen.

3. Kim Reem:

   The Cruz folks don't want to yield to supporting Trump and the Trump folks don't want to yield to supporting Cruz, and some establishment folks don’t want to support either one of them, i don’t see a path to making everybody happy.

4. Alexander Golts:

   The main goal of these air strikes is supporting ground offensives by the Syrian army.

5. John Reaves:

   The challenges that this community faces are best solved by those who live here, who know the people, who care the most about it, i ask everyone to join us in supporting Project H.O.O.D. You can go online and donate. It is an absolute worthy cause that's going to transform this neighborhood.