1. support
verb. ['səˈpɔrt'] be the physical support of; carry the weight of.
Synonyms
- hold up
- bear
- carry
- keep up
- brace
- underpin
- buttress
- reinforce
- prop up
- shore up
- chock
- sustain
- buoy up
- shore
- prop
- scaffold
- truss
- hold
- buoy
- pole
- bracket
Antonyms
- expand
- integrate
- stay
- criminalize
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
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2. support
verb. ['səˈpɔrt'] give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.
Synonyms
- help
- aid
- assist
- back
- undergird
- champion
- succor
- promote
- endorse
- buy at
- boost
- patronize
- frequent
- indorse
- encourage
- patronise
- sponsor
- back up
- second
- shop
- further
- advance
Antonyms
- be full
- be well
- enjoy
- better
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Words that Rhyme with Support
- underreport
- transport
- misreport
- teleport
- vanwart
- vancourt
- valcourt
- rancourt
- precourt
- jeancourt
- extort
- distort
- contort
- consort
- comport
- resort
- report
- purport
- mccourt
- mccort
- laporte
- laforte
- import
- exhort
- escort
- deport
- cavort
- athwart
- zwart
- thwart
How do you spell support? Is it wupport ?
A common misspelling of support is wupport
Example sentences of the word support
1. Verb, base form
The sharp bend places stress on the felts used to support the roof.
2. Noun, singular or mass
If your boyfriend is depressed, show him tender loving care by offering yourself as a source of support.
Quotes containing the word support
1. My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed.
- Mark Warner
2. Surround yourself with people who provide you with support and love and remember to give back as much as you can in return.
- Karen Kain
3. I collaborated with fellow cat lover and designer Geren Ford to create a sweater that we hope any cat parent would wear to show their kitty pride and that all animal lovers can wear in support of the ASPCA.
- Kellie Pickler
3. support
verb. ['səˈpɔrt'] support materially or financially.
Synonyms
- help
- underwrite
- fund
- finance
- bankroll
- give
- bring home the bacon
- subsidize
- provide
- sponsor
- patronise
- see through
- patronize
- subsidise
Antonyms
- prevent
- level
- act
- refrain
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. support
noun. ['səˈpɔrt'] the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities.
Synonyms
- assistance
- sustainment
- logistic support
- activity
- sustenance
- upkeep
- sustentation
- logistic assistance
Antonyms
- change
- wake
- be active
- lie
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. support
verb. ['səˈpɔrt'] be behind; approve of.
Synonyms
- plunk for
- champion
- warrant
- indorse
- approve
- okay
- second
- O.K.
- defend
- guarantee
- sanction
- back
- plump for
Antonyms
- exclude
- give
- lack
- bull
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. support
noun. ['səˈpɔrt'] aiding the cause or policy or interests of.
Synonyms
- assistance
- help
- aid
- adherence
- adhesion
- reassurance
- endorsement
- indorsement
- sponsorship
- assist
- blessing
- approving
- advocacy
- protagonism
- approval
Antonyms
- ride
- subtract
- head
- activity
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. support
verb. ['səˈpɔrt'] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.
Synonyms
- verify
- corroborate
- affirm
- validate
- vouch
- shew
- establish
- back up
- confirm
- show
- demonstrate
- document
- sustain
- substantiate
- back
Antonyms
- negate
- disprove
- awkwardness
- nonbearing
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. support
noun. ['səˈpɔrt'] something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest.
Synonyms
- keystone
- influence
- anchor
- backbone
- linchpin
- lynchpin
- lifeline
Antonyms
- forward
- veer
- ahead
- current
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. support
noun. ['səˈpɔrt'] a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission.
Synonyms
- reenforcement
- operation
- close support
- military operation
Antonyms
- nonworker
- proliferation
- free
- allow
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. support
noun. ['səˈpɔrt'] documentary validation.
Synonyms
- validation
- proof
- documentation
Antonyms
- overstock
- understock
- irregular
- disrepute
Etymology
- supporter (Old French (842-ca. 1400))