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Support

/səˈpɔːt/

(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.

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📖 Definitions of "Support"

noun

1
(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
"Don't move that beam! It's a support for the whole platform."
2
Financial or other help.
"The government provides support to the arts in several ways."
3
Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
"Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?"
4
In relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.

verb

1
To keep from falling.
"Don’t move that beam! It supports the whole platform."
2
To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
"Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?"
3
To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
"I support France in the World Cup."
4
To help, particularly financially.
"The government supports the arts in several ways."

noun

1
A position in which a gymnast is holding their body above the rings (or high bar, parallel bars...) usually with straight arms.

🔄 Synonyms of "Support"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sustainverb	(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
corroborateverb	(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
bolsterverb	(transitive, often figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
endorseverb	(transitive) To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
substantiateverb	(transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
patronagenoun	The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
confirmverb	To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
patronizeverb	(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
sustenancenoun	Something that provides support or nourishment.
backnoun	At or near the rear.
standverb	To position or be positioned physically:
livelihoodnoun	A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
underpinverb	(transitive, figuratively) To give support to; to form a basis of; to corroborate.
back upverb	(idiomatic, computing, transitive) To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.
defendverb	(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
backingnoun	Support, especially financial.
supportingnoun	That supports.
reinforcementnoun	(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
hold upverb	(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
documentationnoun	Something transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
livingnoun	Having life; alive.
subscribeverb	(transitive) To sign; to mark with one's signature as a token of consent or attestation.

↔️ Antonyms of "Support"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
negateverb	To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
contradictverb	To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Support"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
sustainverb	(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
sustenancenoun	Something that provides support or nourishment.
standverb	To position or be positioned physically:
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
hold upverb	(idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
reinforcementnoun	(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
back upverb	(idiomatic, computing, transitive) To copy (data) so that it can be restored if the main copy is lost.
backingnoun	Support, especially financial.
livingnoun	Having life; alive.
backnoun	At or near the rear.
defendverb	(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
confirmverb	To assure the accuracy of previous statements.
livelihoodnoun	A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
bear outverb	(transitive) To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
reenforcementnoun	Archaic form of reinforcement. [(uncountable) The act, process, or state of reinforcing or being reinforced.]
corroborateverb	(transitive) To confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
endorseverb	(transitive) To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly; to give an endorsement.
substantiateverb	(transitive) To verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.