Synonyms for support
Another word for support is reinforcement, reenforcement or documentation. Below are 17 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: supports.
1. noun: the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
2. noun: aiding the cause or policy or interests of
3. noun: something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
4. noun: a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- reinforcement synonyms
- reenforcement
5. noun: documentary validation
- documentation synonyms
6. noun: the financial means whereby one lives
- keep synonyms
- living synonyms
- bread and butter
- livelihood synonyms
- sustenance
7. noun: supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
8. noun: the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- supporting synonyms
9. noun: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- backup synonyms
- accompaniment synonyms
- musical accompaniment
10. noun: any device that bears the weight of another thing
11. noun: financial resources provided to make some project possible
- financial support
- funding synonyms
- backing synonyms
- financial backing
12. verb: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- back up synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- activity synonyms
- maintenance synonyms
- upkeep synonyms
- logistic support
- logistic assistance
- sustainment
- sustentation
- help synonyms
- aid synonyms
- assistance synonyms
- approval synonyms
- assist synonyms
- blessing synonyms
- advocacy
- attachment synonyms
- endorsement synonyms
- sponsorship
- approving synonyms
- adherence synonyms
- reassurance
- adhesion synonyms
- indorsement
- influence synonyms
- anchor synonyms
- backbone synonyms
- keystone synonyms
- lifeline
- mainstay synonyms
- linchpin
- lynchpin
Support in word games
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- 7
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
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Questions people ask
What is another word for support?
You can say reinforcement, reenforcement, documentation, keep or living instead of support. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities".
What is the opposite of support?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for support; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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