Definition for Buttress:

• To prop or support, as by a buttress.

Synonyms for Buttress:

• n.

  •
  • ally,
  • endorse,
  • promote,
  • sympathize,
  • align.
  •
  • frame,
  • framework,
  • foundation,
  • gantry,
  • stay,
  • rafter,
  • joist,
  • shore,
  • scaffold,
  • stanchion.
  •artifact (noun)
  • buttressing.
  •brace, support (noun)
  • Underpinning,
  • column,
  • stay,
  • prop,
  • stanchion,
  • abutment,
  • mainstay,
  • reinforcement,
  • strut,
  • shore,
  • pier.
  •bulwark (noun)
  • parapet.
  •buttress (noun)
  • buttressing.
  •mainstay (noun)
  • maintainer,
  • upholder,
  • linchpin.
  •pier (noun)
  • jetty.
  •pillar (noun)
  • column.
  •prop up (noun)
  • sustain.
  •support (noun)
  • crutch,
  • Underpinning,
  • backing.

• v.

  •strengthen (verb)
  • energize,
  • invigorate,
  • beef up,
  • temper,
  • harden,
  • brace,
  • vivify,
  • strengthen,
  • enliven,
  • fortify,
  • toughen,
  • reinforce,
  • empower.
  •support (verb)
  • back,
  • bolster,
  • hinge,
  • support,
  • prop,
  • uphold,
  • underpin.
  •support, bolster (verb)
  • build up,
  • brace,
  • bulwark,
  • jack up,
  • uphold,
  • strengthen,
  • carry,
  • beef up,
  • jazz up,
  • reinforce,
  • back up,
  • sustain.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • flying buttress,
  • scaffold,
  • trestle,
  • joist,
  • rafter,
  • stanchion.
  •
  • fulcrum,
  • strut,
  • corroborate,
  • truss,
  • shore,
  • foundation,
  • vaulting,
  • thicken,
  • gantry,
  • keystone,
  • upright,
  • substructure,
  • framework.
  •
  • pier,
  • substantiate,
  • pillar,
  • bracket.
  •
  • cradle,
  • pivot,
  • column.
  •
  • module,
  • surround.
  •
  • beam.
  •
  • frame,
  • rest.
  •
  • post.
  •
  • pile.
  •
  • mount.
  •
  • track.
  •harden
  • indurate,
  • toughen,
  • harden.
  •support
  • undergird,
  • Crutched,
  • hold.
  •Other relevant words:
  • ensure,
  • bear up,
  • maintain,
  • promote,
  • sympathize,
  • mast,
  • reinforcement,
  • foundation garment,
  • scaffold,
  • preserve,
  • buffer,
  • follow,
  • Crutched,
  • parapet,
  • brassiere,
  • prosecute,
  • fund,
  • renew,
  • validate,
  • leg,
  • champion,
  • Subventionize,
  • corroborate,
  • comfort,
  • alpenstock,
  • thill,
  • stave,
  • encourage,
  • steel,
  • reinforcer,
  • hold,
  • bulwark,
  • jock,
  • shoulder,
  • spur,
  • mainstay,
  • Crutches,
  • substantiate,
  • bra,
  • vertical,
  • truss,
  • carry,
  • staff,
  • stanchion,
  • certify,
  • Sea wall,
  • hold up,
  • restrengthen,
  • finance,
  • pivot,
  • banister,
  • vaulting,
  • framework,
  • flying buttress,
  • keep,
  • bandeau,
  • mole,
  • stiffen,
  • shore up,
  • pillar,
  • backbones,
  • retaining wall,
  • endure,
  • advocate,
  • standby,
  • linchpin,
  • guy wire,
  • keep afloat,
  • pursue,
  • secure,
  • breakwater,
  • standing rigging,
  • plinth,
  • frame,
  • cane,
  • further,
  • buoy up,
  • module,
  • nerve,
  • upholder,
  • prop up,
  • confirm,
  • arm,
  • bracer,
  • foundation,
  • warrant,
  • substructure,
  • augment,
  • brace up,
  • track,
  • seawall,
  • authenticate,
  • athletic supporter,
  • consolidate,
  • Jutty,
  • cradle,
  • defense,
  • stand up for,
  • rigging,
  • abutment,
  • shore,
  • reinvigorate,
  • backbone,
  • stick,
  • keep up,
  • subvention,
  • bear,
  • shaft,
  • thicken,
  • sustainer,
  • arc-boutant,
  • indurate,
  • second,
  • anchor,
  • prove,
  • buttressing,
  • mounting,
  • jamb,
  • aid,
  • pillared,
  • cervix,
  • strut,
  • inspissate,
  • stiffener,
  • advance,
  • mount,
  • refresh,
  • socle,
  • columned,
  • shank,
  • jazz up,
  • intensify,
  • patronage,
  • ratify,
  • gird,
  • upright,
  • mullion,
  • embankment,
  • base,
  • jack up,
  • supporter,
  • upkeep,
  • carrier,
  • stay,
  • sustain,
  • underlie,
  • spine,
  • undergird,
  • corset,
  • rafter,
  • stabilize,
  • pillow,
  • bolster up,
  • shroud,
  • strengthener,
  • Backboned,
  • jockstrap,
  • rampart,
  • help,
  • gantry,
  • keep going,
  • girdle,
  • baluster,
  • affirm,
  • uplift,
  • neck,
  • reliance,
  • sheet anchor,
  • bracket,
  • probate,
  • inspire,
  • balustrade,
  • continue,
  • post,
  • endorse,
  • stick up for,
  • verify,
  • surround,
  • maintainer,
  • bear out,
  • document,
  • back up,
  • Zocle,
  • vertebrate,
  • buoy,
  • Upbear,
  • starting point,
  • subsidize,
  • walking stick,
  • circumstantiate,
  • sprit,
  • assist,
  • forward,
  • bank,
  • trestle,
  • bearer,
  • guy,
  • attest,
  • align,
  • pedestal,
  • cushion,
  • boost,
  • pile,
  • piling,
  • ally,
  • pediment,
  • Underset,
  • jetty,
  • crook,
  • build up,
  • beam,
  • wall,
  • wall support,
  • fulcrum,
  • Underbrace,
  • lend support,
  • pedicle,
  • column,
  • groin,
  • joist,
  • keystone,
  • rest,
  • pier,
  • pilaster,
  • headstone.

Antonyms for Buttress:

• v.

  • support, bolster
    let down, weaken.