Synonyms of propping (up)

propping (up)

verb

present participle of prop (up)

1

as in carrying

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

these beams are propping up the entire roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carrying
• sustaining
• supporting
• shoring (up)
• bolstering
• staying
• upholding
• bracing
• underpinning
• bearing
• buttressing
• undergirding
• underlying
• trussing
• steadying

2

as in assisting

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

invariably his strong religious faith props him up in times of crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• supporting
• bearing a hand
• standing one in good stead
• abetting
• reinforcing
• backing
• ministering (to)
• saving
• backstopping
• caring (for)
• facilitating
• promoting
• endorsing
• encouraging
• bolstering
• guiding
• forwarding
• bailing out
• sponsoring
• comforting
• furthering
• indorsing
• fostering
• launching
• attending
• serving
• rescuing
• benefiting
• championing
• benefitting
• patronizing
• sustaining
• advancing
• reenforcing
• easing
• counselling
• mentoring
• advising
• boosting
• succoring
• buttressing
• nurturing
• counseling
• profiting
• favoring
• obliging
• emboldening
• heartening
• delivering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding back
• hindering
• blocking
• restraining
• opposing
• inhibiting
• impeding
• letting down
• interfering
• obstructing
• constraining
• hampering
• handicapping
• barring
• disappointing
• strangling
• failing
• balking
• frustrating
• thwarting
• baffling
• sabotaging
• discouraging
• deserting
• disheartening
• inconveniencing
• retarding
• foiling
• stifling
• damaging
• hurting
• stunting
• repressing
• injuring
• harming
• straitening