🔄 Synonyms of "Supportive"
22 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjunctnoun | An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity. |
| auxiliarynoun | Helping; giving assistance or support. |
| ancillarynoun | Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. |
| adjuvantnoun | (medicine) Of a form of therapy or treatment: additional, supplementary; specifically (oncology), of a cancer treatment: given after removal of a primary tumour. |
| collateralnoun | (finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security. |
| encouragingnoun | Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious. |
| subsidiarynoun | A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company. |
| accessorynoun | Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. |
| validating | serving to support or corroborate |
| supportingnoun | That supports. |
| corroborativenoun | Serving to corroborate |
| confirmingnoun | An act of confirmation. |
| appurtenantnoun | Of or pertaining to an appurtenance. |
| confirmative | That serves to confirm |
| verifying | serving to support or corroborate |
| substantiating | serving to support or corroborate |
| substantiative | Serving to substantiate something. |
| confirmatory | Serving to confirm something. |
| certificatorynoun | Serving to certify something. |
| validatory | That serves to validate |
| corroboratory | Serving to corroborate or strengthen |
| verificatory | Serving to verify something. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Supportive"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unsupportive | Not supportive. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Supportive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjuvant | (medicine) Of a form of therapy or treatment: additional, supplementary; specifically (oncology), of a cancer treatment: given after removal of a primary tumour. |
| auxiliary | Helping; giving assistance or support. |
| corroboratory | Serving to corroborate or strengthen |
| corroborative | Serving to corroborate |
| confirmative | That serves to confirm |
| appurtenant | Of or pertaining to an appurtenance. |
| confirmatory | Serving to confirm something. |
| validatory | That serves to validate |
| confirmingnoun | An act of confirmation. |
| subsidiary | Secondary or subordinate. |
| verificatory | Serving to verify something. |
| ancillary | Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. |
| certificatory | Serving to certify something. |
| encouraging | Giving courage, confidence or hope; auspicious. |
| substantiative | Serving to substantiate something. |
| accessory | Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. |
| adjunct | Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position. |
| collateral | (finance) Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security. |
| demonstrative of | — |
| substantiating | serving to support or corroborate |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Supportive"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Supportive"
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