Synonyms for Bolster:

• n.

  •
  • harden,
  • stiffen,
  • invigorate,
  • sharpen.
  •artifact (noun)
  • bolster,
  • long pillow.
  •back up (noun)
  • back.
  •beam (noun)
  • plank,
  • rafter,
  • pilings,
  • scantling,
  • lintel,
  • cantilever,
  • sills,
  • cross-piece,
  • crossbar,
  • stringer,
  • scantlings,
  • cantilevers,
  • crosspieces,
  • crosspiece,
  • two-by-four,
  • cross bar,
  • lath,
  • stringers,
  • lintels,
  • sill,
  • crossbars,
  • Laths.
  •bolster (noun)
  • bolster up.
  •brace (noun)
  • under pinning,
  • under-pinning.
  •cushion (noun)
  • headrest,
  • bumper,
  • beanbag,
  • bumpers,
  • woolsacks,
  • head-rest,
  • headrests,
  • Woolsack,
  • squab,
  • beanbags,
  • squabs,
  • head-rests,
  • fender.
  •stanchion (noun)
  • up rights,
  • up-rights.
  •support (noun)
  • crutch,
  • backing,
  • Underpinning.

• v.

  •advocate (verb)
  • gave a leg up,
  • pro-pose,
  • gotten bandwagon,
  • giving lift,
  • giving a leg up,
  • de-fended,
  • presses for,
  • got bandwagon,
  • re-commend,
  • braced up,
  • spreads around,
  • get bandwagon,
  • go bat for,
  • gat bandwagon,
  • is corner,
  • spreading around,
  • says so,
  • gives leg up,
  • give lift,
  • stumps for,
  • being in corner,
  • said so,
  • gave a lift,
  • de fended,
  • am corner,
  • giving leg up,
  • argued for,
  • running interference for,
  • campaigns for,
  • art in corner,
  • gives lift,
  • re-commended,
  • riding shotgun for,
  • getting bandwagon,
  • rode shotgun for,
  • got on bandwagon,
  • gave lift,
  • holding with,
  • rid shotgun for,
  • de fending,
  • pleaded for,
  • de fend,
  • de-fend,
  • bracing up,
  • am in corner,
  • gives a lift,
  • pled for,
  • gotten on bandwagon,
  • pro posed,
  • ran interference for,
  • plumps for,
  • re-commending,
  • give leg up,
  • pro posing,
  • spoke for,
  • going with,
  • is in corner,
  • are in corner,
  • wast corner,
  • holds with,
  • being corner,
  • be corner,
  • getting on bandwagon,
  • held with,
  • roots for,
  • giving a lift,
  • pro-posing,
  • re commend,
  • runs interference for,
  • saying so,
  • gat on bandwagon,
  • gave leg up,
  • was in corner,
  • stumping for,
  • are corner,
  • pressed for,
  • gets on bandwagon,
  • pressing for,
  • wert corner,
  • was corner,
  • pleads for,
  • re commended,
  • wert in corner,
  • braces up,
  • pro pose,
  • wast in corner,
  • stumped for,
  • were corner,
  • re commends,
  • were in corner,
  • speaks for,
  • art corner,
  • campaigned for,
  • gets bandwagon,
  • re commending,
  • gives a leg up,
  • rides shotgun for,
  • de-fending,
  • de-fends,
  • re-commends,
  • de fends,
  • spake for,
  • rooted for,
  • argues for,
  • plumping for.
  •brace (verb)
  • pre pare,
  • pre pared,
  • pre paring,
  • pre-pares,
  • re adies,
  • pre-pared,
  • pre-pare,
  • re-adies,
  • pre pares,
  • pre-paring.
  •buoy (up) (verb)
  • keeps afloat,
  • keeping afloat,
  • kept afloat.
  •comfort (verb)
  • in spirited,
  • lightens burden,
  • in-spiriting,
  • de lights,
  • putting at ease,
  • quiets fears,
  • granting respite,
  • commiserating with,
  • de-light,
  • lightened burden,
  • re vitalize,
  • grants respite,
  • puts at ease,
  • up-raising,
  • put ease,
  • re-animated,
  • up-raise,
  • up raised,
  • de-lighted,
  • de-lights,
  • re-animates,
  • quieted fears,
  • commiserates with,
  • re-vitalizing,
  • granted respite,
  • in-spirited,
  • in spiriting,
  • re vitalizing,
  • re-animate,
  • re animates,
  • re-animating,
  • re-vitalize,
  • up raise,
  • re animating,
  • up-raises,
  • re-vitalizes,
  • putting ease,
  • up-raised,
  • re freshes,
  • commiserated with,
  • re vitalizes,
  • re vitalized,
  • re-vitalized,
  • de lighting,
  • de lighted,
  • re-freshes,
  • re-freshed,
  • re animate,
  • in spirit,
  • lightening burden,
  • de-lighting,
  • puts ease,
  • re fresh,
  • up raises,
  • in-spirit,
  • re-fresh,
  • quieting fears,
  • re animated,
  • in-spirits,
  • de light,
  • up raising,
  • re freshed.
  •cultivate (verb)
  • getting with,
  • gets in with,
  • shines up to,
  • gets good side of,
  • gotten good side of,
  • sucked to,
  • played to,
  • re-fine,
  • got with,
  • shone up to,
  • got in with,
  • shined to,
  • gets next to,
  • re fines,
  • got next to,
  • gets on good side of,
  • played up to,
  • sucking to,
  • playing up to,
  • playing to,
  • getting next to,
  • gotten next to,
  • re-fining,
  • re fined,
  • seeking friendship,
  • taking pains with,
  • gat next to,
  • re fine,
  • shined up to,
  • getting on good side of,
  • seeks friendship,
  • plays to,
  • shining up to,
  • shining to,
  • suck to,
  • took pains with,
  • get good side of,
  • ran after,
  • sought friendship,
  • got good side of,
  • got on good side of,
  • runs after,
  • getting good side of,
  • shone to,
  • sucked up to,
  • gotten on good side of,
  • sucks up to,
  • plays up to,
  • sucks to,
  • gets with,
  • takes pains with,
  • gat with,
  • gotten in with,
  • getting in with,
  • sucking up to,
  • gat on good side of,
  • gotten with,
  • play to,
  • gat in with,
  • get with,
  • re-fines,
  • shines to,
  • gat good side of.
  •cushion (verb)
  • de aden,
  • de-adens,
  • de adens,
  • de-aden.
  •encourage (verb)
  • pat back,
  • be-friending,
  • be friend,
  • be-friended,
  • getting behind,
  • pats on the back,
  • got behind,
  • pre vailing,
  • sides with,
  • patted on back,
  • pre-vails,
  • subscribing to,
  • patting on the back,
  • smiles upon,
  • pre-vailed,
  • pat the back,
  • pre vail,
  • pats the back,
  • patted on the back,
  • pulled for,
  • smiles up on,
  • patted the back,
  • smiling up on,
  • be-friend,
  • be friended,
  • pats back,
  • pulling for,
  • smile up on,
  • patting back,
  • pulls for,
  • subscribes to,
  • be friending,
  • siding with,
  • pats on back,
  • gat behind,
  • be-friends,
  • smiled up on,
  • pre vailed,
  • in vite,
  • gotten behind,
  • pre-vail,
  • smiled upon,
  • pre vails,
  • sided with,
  • smiling upon,
  • patting the back,
  • patted back,
  • patting on back.
  •expand (verb)
  • fanned out,
  • out-spread,
  • in-crease,
  • un roll,
  • pyramidding,
  • un raveled,
  • out spread,
  • in creasing,
  • out spreading,
  • dis tends,
  • bulking up,
  • in creases,
  • pyramidded,
  • pro-longing,
  • slapping on,
  • out-spreading,
  • outspreads,
  • dis-tended,
  • ex-plicates,
  • un-folds,
  • pro tracts,
  • opens out,
  • ex-plicate,
  • pro-tract,
  • de tail,
  • piggybacked,
  • de-tail,
  • soups up,
  • pro tract,
  • un folding,
  • de-tailed,
  • un-fold,
  • un-roll,
  • multi-plied,
  • de tailing,
  • souping up,
  • un-ravel,
  • up-surging,
  • in crease,
  • in-creased,
  • tacked on,
  • un rolls,
  • un-folding,
  • bulks up,
  • up-surged,
  • dis-tend,
  • un folded,
  • pro long,
  • un-rolled,
  • de-tails,
  • up surge,
  • pro-long,
  • un ravels,
  • pro-longed,
  • ex plicates,
  • un ravelled,
  • de-tailing,
  • de tailed,
  • un folds,
  • de tails,
  • slaps on,
  • tacks on,
  • un-furled,
  • un raveling,
  • ex-plicated,
  • un fold,
  • un rolling,
  • up-surge,
  • un-ravels,
  • pro-longs,
  • ex plicating,
  • un rolled,
  • dis tended,
  • pro longing,
  • stretching out,
  • pro-tracts,
  • un-ravelling,
  • bulked up,
  • un-folded,
  • ex-plicating,
  • un furling,
  • out spreads,
  • fans out,
  • up surged,
  • in-creases,
  • puffs up,
  • up surges,
  • un-raveled,
  • un-ravelled,
  • un-furling,
  • out-spreads,
  • ex plicated,
  • dis tending,
  • un-rolls,
  • dis tend,
  • un furled,
  • multi plying,
  • un ravel,
  • pro longs,
  • un-rolling,
  • multi-plying,
  • up surging,
  • un-raveling,
  • ex plicate,
  • tacking on,
  • dis-tending,
  • dis-tends,
  • un ravelling,
  • up-surges.
  •feed (verb)
  • de-livering,
  • de livered,
  • de livering,
  • de-livers,
  • pro vided,
  • pro viding,
  • Victualled,
  • pro-vide,
  • pro vision,
  • de liver,
  • pro visioning,
  • wine dine,
  • pro-visions,
  • re gales,
  • pro-vided,
  • re-gale,
  • pro vides,
  • pro-visioning,
  • de-liver,
  • pro visioned,
  • pro-vision,
  • re-gales,
  • pro visions,
  • pro-visioned,
  • re gale,
  • de-livered,
  • pro-viding,
  • pro vide,
  • pro-vides,
  • de livers.
  •gird (verb)
  • cincturing,
  • sur rounded,
  • sur rounding,
  • sur-rounding,
  • makes ready,
  • sur-rounded.
  •help (verb)
  • aid,
  • assist,
  • boost,
  • carry,
  • stay,
  • buttress,
  • bulwark,
  • pick up,
  • bear up,
  • hold up.
  •hold (verb)
  • shores up,
  • under pins,
  • under-pinned,
  • under-pin,
  • under pinned,
  • under-pins.
  •make light, encourage (verb)
  • buoy (up).
  •nurture (verb)
  • nursled,
  • nursles.
  •perpetuate (verb)
  • keeps alive,
  • kept existence,
  • kept alive,
  • keeps in existence,
  • keeping alive,
  • pre serves,
  • keep existence,
  • keeping existence,
  • pre-served,
  • pre serve,
  • keeps existence,
  • keeping in existence,
  • pre served,
  • pre-serves,
  • pre serving,
  • pre-serving,
  • kept in existence.
  •promote (verb)
  • pro motes,
  • pushes for,
  • calls attention to,
  • called attention to,
  • pro-moting,
  • pro-motes,
  • pro mote,
  • pushing for,
  • pro-mote,
  • pushed for,
  • pro moting.
  •prop (verb)
  • re-sting,
  • under-propped,
  • Underpropped,
  • underprops,
  • under propping,
  • under propped,
  • under-propping,
  • re sting.
  •reassure (verb)
  • put one's mind rest,
  • re assured,
  • re assure,
  • snapping one out of it,
  • in-spiring,
  • put mind to rest,
  • snapping out it,
  • puts one's mind to rest,
  • snapped one out of it,
  • re assuring,
  • snaps one out of it,
  • puts one's mind rest,
  • re-assuring,
  • gave confidence,
  • snap one out it,
  • in spired,
  • puts one mind rest,
  • snap out it,
  • snaps one out it,
  • in-spired,
  • snapped one out it,
  • gives confidence,
  • puts ones mind rest,
  • re-assures,
  • putting one's mind rest,
  • in spire,
  • put mind rest,
  • in spires,
  • snapped out it,
  • put ones mind rest,
  • snapping out of it,
  • re-assure,
  • putting ones mind to rest,
  • snapping one out it,
  • put one mind rest,
  • putting one mind to rest,
  • snapped out of it,
  • puts mind to rest,
  • re assures,
  • puts mind rest,
  • puts ones mind to rest,
  • putting one's mind to rest,
  • putting mind rest,
  • puts one mind to rest,
  • snaps out it,
  • putting ones mind rest,
  • putting one mind rest,
  • put ones mind to rest,
  • put one mind to rest,
  • putting mind to rest,
  • re-assured,
  • in spiring,
  • in-spire,
  • snaps out of it,
  • in-spires.
  •reinforce (verb)
  • punched up,
  • props up,
  • heating up,
  • adds fuel to fire,
  • standing up for,
  • under line,
  • under-line,
  • punching up,
  • under lined,
  • under lining,
  • under-lines,
  • under-lined,
  • punches up,
  • stands up for,
  • under lines,
  • adds fuel fire.
  •shore (verb)
  • up bore,
  • up-bearing,
  • up-bore,
  • upborne,
  • up bear,
  • up-bears,
  • up bearing,
  • upbore,
  • up-borne,
  • upbearing,
  • up-bear,
  • up bears,
  • upbears,
  • up borne.
  •strengthen (verb)
  • makes firm,
  • re generates,
  • ex-tend,
  • making firm,
  • re news,
  • ex-tending,
  • re-generated,
  • ex-tended,
  • re-generates,
  • re-news,
  • re new,
  • re-generating,
  • re-stored,
  • re generating,
  • re-storing,
  • ex tends,
  • toning up,
  • re-generate,
  • tones up,
  • re-stores,
  • ex tending,
  • ex tended,
  • re stored,
  • re-new,
  • ex-tends,
  • re store,
  • re generated,
  • ex tend,
  • re generate,
  • re storing,
  • re stores.
  •support (verb)
  • hinge,
  • underpin.
  •sustain (verb)
  • trans ported,
  • providing for,
  • provides for,
  • keeping going,
  • keeps going.
  •uphold (verb)
  • holding end,
  • hold ones end,
  • hold up end,
  • held to,
  • held one's end,
  • up rears,
  • holding up end,
  • holding one end,
  • held end,
  • holds up end,
  • up-holding,
  • up rearing,
  • holding up one end,
  • up-lifts,
  • hold end,
  • up hold,
  • held ones end,
  • held up ones end,
  • up-rears,
  • holds up one end,
  • holds up ones end,
  • up-hold,
  • up-lifted,
  • holds ones end,
  • up-rear,
  • holds end,
  • held up one end,
  • held one end,
  • holds one's end,
  • up-lift,
  • holding up one's end,
  • up held,
  • holds one end,
  • up lifted,
  • held up one's end,
  • up lift,
  • up rear,
  • up lifting,
  • up holds,
  • up-reared,
  • holding one's end,
  • up-holds,
  • up-rearing,
  • up holding,
  • hold up ones end,
  • holding up ones end,
  • up lifts,
  • up-held,
  • held up end,
  • up-lifting,
  • holding ones end,
  • holds to,
  • hold up one end,
  • hold one's end,
  • hold one end,
  • holds up one's end.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • intensify,
  • brace,
  • reinforcement.
  •
  • horse,
  • foundation,
  • firm up,
  • buoy,
  • defend.
  •
  • fortification.
  •
  • surge.
  •
  • firm.
  •bedclothes
  • comforter,
  • counterpane,
  • crazy quilt,
  • tog,
  • cover,
  • pillowcase,
  • blanket,
  • electric blanket,
  • canopy,
  • eiderdown,
  • pillow slip,
  • sheet,
  • mosquito net,
  • spread,
  • patchwork quilt,
  • afghan,
  • bedspread,
  • coverlet,
  • valance,
  • bedlinen,
  • bedding,
  • sham,
  • bedclothes,
  • throw,
  • quilt,
  • duvet.
  •cheer up
  • buck up.
  •cushion
  • Pillowed,
  • Pillowing.
  •expand
  • slap on,
  • diffuses,
  • outspread,
  • spreads out,
  • bulk up,
  • stretch out,
  • fanning out,
  • diffused,
  • piggybacks,
  • soup up,
  • diffusing,
  • stretches out,
  • spreading out,
  • unfurled,
  • slapped on,
  • outspreading,
  • unfurls,
  • upsurged,
  • opened out,
  • open out,
  • thicken,
  • piggybacking,
  • souped up,
  • upsurging,
  • opening out,
  • piggyback,
  • tack on,
  • stretched out,
  • puffing up,
  • Widened,
  • expand,
  • spread out,
  • expanding,
  • thickening,
  • protract,
  • puff up,
  • fan out.
  •feed
  • Banqueted,
  • handed,
  • Victualed,
  • banqueting,
  • Victualing,
  • Provisioning,
  • Regaled,
  • Handing,
  • victual,
  • Provisioned,
  • Victualling,
  • Regaling.
  •keep going
  • perpetuate.
  •perpetuate
  • keep in existence,
  • Immortalized,
  • keep alive.
  •strengthen
  • Sinewed,
  • make firm,
  • tone up,
  • toned up,
  • Toning,
  • Sinewing,
  • made firm,
  • toned.
  •support
  • Crutched,
  • put forward,
  • undergirded,
  • take one's side,
  • puts forward,
  • be a foundation for,
  • take the part of,
  • keep from falling,
  • Bottoming,
  • crutching,
  • go along with,
  • rally round,
  • undergirding,
  • undergirds,
  • throw in one's lot with,
  • supporting,
  • bottomed,
  • boost morale,
  • throw in with,
  • stand behind,
  • stick by.
  •Other relevant words:
  • palmy,
  • trudge,
  • continue,
  • comfortable,
  • sleeping bag,
  • guy wire,
  • put in order,
  • cot,
  • bright,
  • palang,
  • afford support,
  • mince,
  • keep,
  • endorse,
  • substantial,
  • hammock,
  • mattress,
  • probate,
  • base,
  • flourishing,
  • cook,
  • comforting,
  • undergird,
  • berth,
  • fulcrum,
  • Riprap,
  • buoy up,
  • favorable,
  • back up,
  • truss,
  • embolden,
  • bandage,
  • casing,
  • confirm,
  • springs,
  • Underset,
  • substantiate,
  • gloss over,
  • champion,
  • finance,
  • design,
  • excuse,
  • bear,
  • slog,
  • pedestal,
  • frame,
  • subvention,
  • strut,
  • furbish up,
  • abide,
  • ratify,
  • brighten up,
  • opportune,
  • prune,
  • Subventionize,
  • rub up,
  • lend support,
  • formation,
  • hearten,
  • Gloze,
  • quilled suture,
  • fashion,
  • preserve,
  • favourable,
  • further,
  • dramatize,
  • increase,
  • prove,
  • golden,
  • framework,
  • uplift,
  • patronise,
  • nerve,
  • mat,
  • endorsement,
  • be supportive,
  • consolidate,
  • inspire,
  • pursue,
  • roaring,
  • upholster,
  • substructure,
  • brush up,
  • pillar,
  • spring,
  • cheer,
  • palliate,
  • varnish,
  • embroider,
  • satisfying,
  • rug,
  • augment,
  • keep up,
  • verify,
  • fend for,
  • padding,
  • lucky,
  • validate,
  • air mattress,
  • espouse,
  • prosperous,
  • endure,
  • stretcher,
  • thriving,
  • aggrandise,
  • in favour of,
  • cradle,
  • shakedown,
  • shoulder,
  • follow,
  • restore,
  • facilitate,
  • footslog,
  • push in,
  • subsidize,
  • forward,
  • crib,
  • secure,
  • column,
  • second,
  • innerspring mattress,
  • upkeep,
  • aggrandize,
  • tester,
  • touch up,
  • renew,
  • encouraging,
  • subscribe,
  • assure,
  • bed,
  • lard,
  • underlie,
  • affirm,
  • steel,
  • hearty,
  • soften,
  • blow up,
  • simplify,
  • runner,
  • plunk for,
  • plod,
  • bunk,
  • chassis,
  • haul up,
  • tramp,
  • warrant,
  • lean on,
  • extenuate,
  • cushioning,
  • form,
  • ensure,
  • fabric,
  • be behind,
  • document,
  • embellish,
  • tolerate,
  • circumstantiate,
  • crotch,
  • vitalize,
  • repair,
  • litter,
  • consolatory,
  • solid,
  • corroborate,
  • supportive,
  • fill out,
  • Underbrace,
  • prosecute,
  • vamp up,
  • suffer,
  • attest,
  • bedstead,
  • paillasse,
  • four poster,
  • pallet,
  • supporter,
  • certify,
  • polish,
  • dramatise,
  • accelerate,
  • border,
  • authenticate,
  • shape,
  • filler,
  • mainstay,
  • bear out,
  • kip,
  • slur,
  • advance,
  • baluster,
  • bearer,
  • forge,
  • hold,
  • inspirit,
  • fund.

Paraphrases for Bolster:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    strengthen.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    strengthen, strengthening, enhance.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, supported, solidify, augment, underpin, reinvigorate, fortify, entrench, reaffirm, heighten, redouble, substantiate, deepen, galvanize, propel, facilitate, Facilitating, uphold, accelerate, reassert, energize, revitalize, accentuate, endorse, broaden, exacerbate, upgrade, jump-start, enforce, raise, sharpen, complement, develop, elevate, reactivate, advance, ameliorate, toughen, prop, cement, foment, enlarge, restate, incentivise, ensure, revitalise, assert, enhance, contribute, Catalyse, re-energize, galvanise, re-establish.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    pushes, reinforce, boost, boosts.
  • Verb, base form
    stimulate, encourage, buttress, invigorate, Re-enforce, spur, tighten, further, reinforce, boost, shore, re-affirm.

Antonyms for Bolster:

• v.

  • help
    neglect, decrease, stop, not support, halt, undermine, discourage, hurt, block, let down, hinder, obstruct, injure, prevent, weaken.
  • Other antonyms:
    undercut.

Hyponym for Bolster:

• n.

  • artifact
    pillow.

• v.

  • change
    reinforce, reenforce, make full, fill, fill up.
  • contact
    prop, shore up, prop up, shore.