Antonyms for supports
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : suh-pawrt, -pohrt |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrt |
- abandon
- block
- conclude
- condemn
- contradict
- decrease
- depress
- desert
- disagree
- disallow
- disapproval
- disapprove
- discontinue
- discourage
- discouragement
- disprove
- dissuade
- drop
- enemy
- entertainment
- fall
- fight
- finish
- foe
- frustration
- fun
- halt
- hinder
- hindrance
- hurt
- ignore
- ill will
- impede
- injure
- injury
- invalidate
- let down
- let go
- neglect
- obstruct
- oppose
- opposition
- prevent
- refuse
- reject
- release
- starve
- stop
- stoppage
- take
- undermine
- weaken
Definition of supports
Origin :- late 14c., "to aid," also "to hold up, prop up," from Old French supporter, from Latin supportare "convey, carry, bring up," from sub "up from under" + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Related: Supported; supporting.
- noun something that holds up structure
- noun help, approval
- noun food, money, possessions for staying alive
- noun person who helps another
- verb hold up
- verb take care of, provide for
- verb defend, advocate belief
- verb endure
- Lying down on the stone of the wall that supports the iron railings.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- For, while Pat supports himself, he can do nothing to help at home.
- Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
- The other frigates followed, and ranged themselves as supports.
- Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various
- But Psychology has also some other supports, specious rather than real.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- The supports, however, while resting, must remain alert and vigilant.
- Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock
- Who is it that cheers, consoles, encourages, and supports us?
- Extract from : « Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General » by Charles Lever
- In losing all the gifts, with all their supports, I found the Giver.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
- He supports himself by his work in the summer, and looks like a man of 80.
- Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 » by Various
- If the supports continued, his stupendous task was virtually ended.
- Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
- He binds himself to work for a publisher who harbours and supports him.
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
Synonyms for supports
- abet
- abide
- abutment
- adherent
- advance
- advocate
- agency
- agree with
- aid
- alimentation
- alimony
- allowance
- ally
- angel
- apologist
- approve
- assist
- assistance
- attend to
- back
- backbone
- backer
- backing
- bankroll
- base
- be a foundation for
- be a source of strength
- bear
- bear out
- bear with
- bed
- bedding
- benefactor
- blessing
- block
- bolster
- boost
- boost morale
- bottom
- brace
- bring up
- brook
- buoy up
- buttress
- care
- care for
- carry
- carry on
- champion
- championship
- chaperon
- cheer
- cherish
- cohort
- collar
- column
- comfort
- comforter
- confederate
- continue
- cornerstone
- countenance
- coworker
- cradle
- crutch
- defender
- device
- disciple
- earn one's keep
- embed
- encourage
- encouragement
- endorse
- endorser
- espouser
- establish
- exponent
- expounder
- fan
- feed
- finance
- flotation
- follower
- foothold
- footing
- fortify
- forward
- foster
- found
- foundation
- friend
- friendship
- fulcrum
- fund
- furtherance
- get behind
- give a leg up
- go
- go along with
- go through
- go to bat for
- ground
- groundwork
- guard
- guide
- hand
- handle
- help
- helper
- hold
- justify
- keep
- keep an eye on
- keep from falling
- keep up
- lift
- lining
- live with
- livelihood
- living
- look after
- loyalty
- mainstay
- maintain
- maintainer
- maintenance
- make a living
- means
- medium
- moral support
- necessities
- nourish
- nurse
- nutriment
- partisan
- patron
- patronage
- pay expenses of
- pay for
- payment
- pick up the check
- pillar
- platform
- plead for
- poise
- pole
- post
- preserver
- promote
- prop
- proponent
- protection
- provision
- pull for
- put forward
- put up money for
- put up with
- raise
- rally round
- rampart
- reinforce
- reinforcement
- relief
- responsibility
- rest
- rib
- rod
- satellite
- second
- set up
- shore
- shore up
- shoulder
- side with
- sponsor
- stake
- stalwart
- stanchion
- stand
- stand behind
- stand for
- stand up for
- stave
- stay
- stay the course
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick up for
- stiffen
- stiffener
- stilt
- stock
- stomach
- stores
- strengthen
- stroke
- strut
- submit
- subscriber
- subsidize
- subsidy
- subsistence
- substantiate
- substratum
- substructure
- succor
- suffer
- supporter
- sustain
- sustainer
- sustenance
- sustentation
- swallow
- sweat out
- take
- take one's side
- take the part of
- throw in one's lot with
- throw in with
- timber
- tolerate
- tower of strength
- undergird
- undergo
- underpinning
- underwrite
- upbear
- uphold
- upholder
- upkeep
- verify
- victuals
- wait out
- well-wisher
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