Support Synonyms and Antonyms

sə-pôrt
To sustain the weight of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hold
  2. bear
  3. carry
  4. back up
  5. uphold
  6. sustain
  7. hold up
To hold up from beneath
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bear
  2. carry
  3. sustain
  4. prop
  5. hold up
  6. keep up
  7. bolster up
  8. shore-up
  9. bear up
  10. bolster
  11. buttress
  12. brace
  13. shore
  14. stay
  15. mainstay
  16. underpin
  17. undergird
  18. keep from falling
  19. shoulder
  20. be a foundation for
Antonyms:
  1. drop
  2. let fall
  3. break down
  4. desertion
  5. nonsupport
  6. opposition
  7. repudiation
  8. desert
  9. abandon
  10. oppose
  11. repudiate
  12. undermine
  13. weaken
  14. ignore
  15. disapproval
  16. discouragement
  17. frustration
  18. fail
  19. block
  20. stop
  21. contradict
  22. disapprove
  23. refuse
  24. reject
  25. let down
  26. let-go
  27. release
To uphold
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. sustain
  2. bolster
  3. help
  4. back
  5. buoy
  6. corroborate
  7. confirm
  8. uphold
  9. substantiate
  10. abet
  11. aid
  12. assist
  13. carry
  14. advocate
  15. comfort
  16. approve
  17. maintain
  18. cheer
  19. champion
  20. foster
  21. countenance
  22. stay
  23. encourage
  24. boost
  25. prop
  26. endorse
  27. second
  28. verify
  29. strengthen
  30. back up
  31. bear out
  32. hold
  33. shoulder
  34. establish
  35. put forward
  36. promote
  37. advance
  38. abutment
  39. adminicle
  40. alimony
  41. anchor
  42. throw-in-with
  43. assistance
  44. stick-by
  45. stand behind
  46. backing
  47. base
  48. cast in on
  49. beam
  50. bear
  51. lot with
  52. brace
  53. get back of
  54. buttress
  55. stick-up-for
  56. go to bat for
  57. cherish
  58. further
  59. column
  60. hearten
  61. console
  62. crutch
  63. preserve
  64. defend
  65. recommend
  66. embrace
  67. take-care-of
  68. stand in with
  69. endure
  70. espouse
  71. pull for
  72. agree with
  73. foundation
  74. stand up for
  75. friendship
  76. keep up
  77. hinge
  78. stand back of
  79. keep
  80. lift
  81. take the part of
  82. living
  83. rally-round
  84. give a lift to
  85. nourish
  86. nurture
  87. patronize
  88. pedestal
  89. pillar
  90. post
  91. proselytize
  92. protect
  93. protection
  94. provide
  95. provide for
  96. ratify
  97. reinforce
  98. relief
  99. indorse
  100. sanction
  101. shield
  102. shore
  103. side
  104. sponsor
  105. subsidize
  106. subsidy
  107. tolerate
  108. tripod
  109. trivet
  110. vindicate
  111. vouch-for
  112. plump for
  113. plunk for
  114. affirm
Antonyms:
  1. hinder
  2. discourage
  3. deter
To defend
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. defend
  2. stand by
  3. second
  4. advocate
  5. back
  6. champion
  7. endorse
  8. get behind
  9. plump for
  10. subscribe
  11. recommend
  12. side with
  13. stand behind
  14. plead for
  15. uphold
  16. fend for
Antonyms:
  1. desertion
  2. nonsupport
  3. opposition
  4. repudiation
  5. desert
  6. oppose
  7. repudiate
  8. undermine
  9. weaken
  10. disapproval
  11. discouragement
  12. frustration
  13. block
  14. stop
  15. contradict
  16. disapprove
To act as a patron to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. patronize
  2. sponsor
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. adminicular
  2. alimentative
  3. ancillary
  4. auxiliary
  5. corroborative
  6. corroboratory
  7. supportive
  8. sustentacular
  9. sustentative
  10. tangential

Words Related to Support

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Support Sentence Examples

  • You know I always support you.

  • Support was heavy for the school's primary sport.

  • He needed her support, not her criticism.

  • He had a family to support - and two more children on the way.

  • We might pay a premium to support a family farm.

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