SUPPORTS Synonyms: 316 Similar and Opposite Words

supports 1 of 2

noun

plural of support

as in pillars

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else if you don't add a couple more supports to that tower of blocks, it's going to fall down

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as in assists

an act or instance of helping the team's victory owes a lot to Joe's strong support in left field

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supports

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verb

present tense third-person singular of support

as in endorses

to promote the interests or cause of though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts

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as in maintains

to pay the living expenses of a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary

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as in sustains

to hold up or serve as a foundation for pillars supporting the bridge

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as in reinforces

to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) studies that support the claim that red wine drinkers have a reduced risk of coronary disease and cancer

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as in defends

to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections we support the students' right to speak out on local issues that affect them

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as in confirms

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of new evidence supports the original researchers' unexpected conclusions

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as in aids

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas

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as in accepts

to put up with (something painful or difficult) he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side

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Recent Examples of supports

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Such emerging opportunities can also be applied to cost benchmarking, scope-of-work planning and management, client-agency performance evaluations and many other key marketing functions that procurement supports. —

Bruno Gralpois, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief. —

Brian Mastroianni, Health, 3 Jan. 2025 This finding supports that these small mammals utilize the energy from the environment, such as wind currents, to fuel their long-distance migrations. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025 The organization also supports and educates people contemplating ostomy surgery or living with an ostomy. —

Gaylyn Henderson, Mph, Health, 2 Jan. 2025 Please make sure no one ever watches or supports this team again. —

Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2025 Loyalty is an admirable trait but can’t be the primary reason one political leader supports another. —

Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025 The service will be free on any device that supports Apple TV+. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025 The lab also supports tools like BirdCast, sending localized migration alerts to your phone. —

Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024

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Well, 2024 seems to have been a very busy year for the OECD and the OECD inclusive framework base erosion and profit shifting in terms of implementation of these two pillars.

— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
That vertical now generates less than 40% of Authentic’s SI revenue thanks to the growth of other pillars.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024