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ssupporting, supoprting, suporting, suppoorting, supporrting, supportiing, supportimg, supportin, supportingg, supportinng, supportnig, supportting, supppporting, suupporting, upporting, zupporting

Supporting — synonyms, definition

1. supporting (o)

4 synonyms
below beneath obedient to under

2. supporting (a)

28 synonyms
acquiescent affiliated agreeing aiding ancillary approving assistant assisting authorizing auxiliary backing collateral confirmatory cooperating enthusiastic favoured for funding helpful helping • • •

3. supporting (Noun)

5 synonyms
backing funding in favour of sanctioning support
1 definition

supporting (Noun) — The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.

1 type of
activity
6 types
dangling hanging propping up shoring shoring up suspension

4. supporting (Adjective)

2 synonyms
encouraging load-bearing
2 definitions

supporting (Adjective) — Furnishing support and encouragement. ex. "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"

supporting (Adjective) — Capable of bearing a structural load. ex. "a supporting wall"

5. supporting (Verb)

31 synonym
abiding affirming backing up bearing bearing out brooking confirming corroborating defending digesting endorsing enduring fending for holding holding up indorsing keeping going patronaging patronising patronizing • • •
11 definitions

supporting (Verb) — Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to. ex. "She supported him during the illness"

supporting (Verb) — Provide material help or money to cover living expenses. ex. "he does not support his natural children" ex. "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

supporting (Verb) — Pick one person to give support and approval to in a particular role. ex. "I supported Kennedy in 1960"

supporting (Verb) — Be the physical support of; carry the weight of. ex. "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"

supporting (Verb) — Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts. ex. "The evidence supports the defendant"

supporting (Verb) — Adopt as a belief. ex. "I support to your view on abortion"

supporting (Verb) — Back up with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.

supporting (Verb) — Argue or speak in defence of. ex. "She supported the motion to strike"

supporting (Verb) — (dramaturgy) play a subordinate role to (another performer). ex. "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"

supporting (Verb) — Be a regular customer or client of. ex. "We support this store"

supporting (Verb) — Put up with something or somebody unpleasant.

30 types of
O.K.ing OKing acting agreeing allowing approving arguing checking concording concurring corresponding countenancing fitting fostering gibing giving holding jibing letting marrying • • •
74 types
accepting advancing aiding apologising apologizing assisting backing backing up bearing up blocking boosting bracing bracketing bringing home the bacon buoying buoying up buying at carrying championing chocking • • •