Support definition

Support as a verb

1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

   "She supported him during the illness"

   Same sense: back up

2. support materially or financially

   "he does not support his natural children"

3. be behind; approve of

   Same sense: back, endorse, plump for, plunk for, indorse

4. be the physical support of; carry the weight of

   "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"

   Same sense: hold, hold up, sustain

5. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

   "The evidence supports the defendant"

   Same sense: confirm, sustain, affirm, corroborate, substantiate

6. adopt as a belief

   Same sense: subscribe

7. support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm

   Same sense: bear out, corroborate, underpin

8. argue or speak in defense of

   "She supported the motion to strike"

   Same sense: defend, fend for

9. play a subordinate role to (another performer)

   "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"

10. be a regular customer or client of

    Same sense: keep going, patronage, patronize, patronise

11. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

    Same sense: put up, stand, stick out, bear, suffer, stomach, tolerate, endure

Support as a noun

12. the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

    "his support kept the family together"

13. aiding the cause or policy or interests of

    "the president no longer has the support of his own party"

14. something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest

    "the policy found little public support"

15. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission

    "they called for artillery support"

    Same sense: reinforcement, reenforcement

16. documentary validation

    "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"

    Same sense: documentation

17. the financial means whereby one lives

    "he applied to the state for support"

    Same sense: keep, living, bread and butter, livelihood, sustenance

18. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation

    "the statue stood on a marble support"

19. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

    "he leaned against the wall for support"

    Same sense: supporting

20. a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

    Same sense: backup, accompaniment, musical accompaniment

21. any device that bears the weight of another thing

    "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"

22. financial resources provided to make some project possible

    "the foundation provided support for the experiment"

    Same sense: financial support, funding, backing, financial backing

Synonyms and antonyms

• back up
• back definition
• endorse
• plump for
• plunk for
• indorse
• hold definition
• hold up
• sustain
• confirm
• affirm
• corroborate
• substantiate
• subscribe
• bear out
• underpin
• defend
• fend for
• keep going
• patronage
• patronize
• patronise
• put up
• stand definition

All synonyms of support, sense by sense

How to say support

Support has 2 syllables and rhymes with court. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with support

• court
• short
• report
• sort
• airport
• port
• sport
• transport
• fort
• resort
• import
• passport

All 44 words that rhyme with support

SUPPORT in word games

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

14

Anagrams

0

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