Synonyms for Mainstay:

• n.

  •
  • a tower of strength,
  • a man/woman of his/her word,
  • trouper.
  •anchor (noun)
  • de-fenses,
  • grappling irons,
  • mud hooks,
  • de fenses.
  •artifact (noun)
  • mainstay.
  •backbone (noun)
  • backbone.
  •bastion (noun)
  • stronghold,
  • tower of strength,
  • breastworks,
  • breastwork.
  •brace (noun)
  • under-pinning,
  • under pinning.
  •bulwark (noun)
  • guard,
  • redoubts,
  • redoubt,
  • outworks,
  • outwork,
  • Vallation.
  •chief support (noun)
  • pillar,
  • right-hand person,
  • linchpin,
  • stay,
  • sinew,
  • prop,
  • standby,
  • good right arm,
  • staff.
  •cornerstone (noun)
  • key element,
  • mainspring,
  • main ingredient,
  • mainsprings,
  • linchpins.
  •keystone (noun)
  • head stone,
  • keystones.
  •lynchpin (noun)
  • lynchpin.
  •protagonist (noun)
  • lead character,
  • warrior,
  • standardbearer,
  • protagonists,
  • central character.
  •sponsor (noun)
  • grubstakers,
  • another adherents.
  •strength (noun)
  • INS.
  •support/supporter (noun)
  • de fenders,
  • co worker,
  • up holder,
  • de-fender,
  • pre servers,
  • sub-scribers,
  • ex-pounder,
  • sub scribers,
  • pre-servers,
  • pre server,
  • sub scriber,
  • sub-scriber,
  • co workers,
  • up holders,
  • well wishers,
  • ex-pounders,
  • ex pounder,
  • well-wishers,
  • up-holders,
  • de-fenders,
  • well wisher,
  • pre-server,
  • de fender,
  • up-holder,
  • ex pounders.

• v.

  •support (verb)
  • is a foundation for,
  • up hold,
  • are a foundation for,
  • up holding,
  • up holds,
  • under girds,
  • keeps from falling,
  • up-held,
  • up-holds,
  • up bear,
  • under gird,
  • up-borne,
  • upbears,
  • were a foundation for,
  • are foundation for,
  • under girt,
  • up bearing,
  • up-bears,
  • was foundation for,
  • up-hold,
  • be foundation for,
  • up bore,
  • undergirt,
  • up borne,
  • under-girded,
  • under-girds,
  • art foundation for,
  • up-bearing,
  • under-gird,
  • art a foundation for,
  • wert a foundation for,
  • up-bore,
  • mainstayed,
  • keeping from falling,
  • were foundation for,
  • upbore,
  • upborne,
  • shores up,
  • being foundation for,
  • up-holding,
  • up-bear,
  • was a foundation for,
  • mainstaying,
  • wert foundation for,
  • upbearing,
  • being a foundation for,
  • up bears,
  • under-girding,
  • up held,
  • kept from falling,
  • wast foundation for,
  • under girded,
  • am a foundation for,
  • under girding,
  • under-girt,
  • is foundation for,
  • wast a foundation for.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • crutch,
  • right-hand man,
  • straight shooter,
  • confidant.
  •
  • trust.
  •
  • hope.
  •support
  • undergirds,
  • be a foundation for,
  • bottomed,
  • undergirding,
  • shored up,
  • undergirded,
  • supporting,
  • keep from falling,
  • crutching,
  • Bottoming,
  • shoring up.
  •truss
  • girder.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bandeau,
  • bolster up,
  • truss,
  • patron,
  • cradle,
  • bear up,
  • moxie,
  • back up,
  • friend at court,
  • column,
  • back,
  • actor,
  • backstay,
  • frame,
  • reinforcement,
  • bear,
  • Upbear,
  • sprit,
  • beam,
  • standard-bearer,
  • upright,
  • alpenstock,
  • reinforcer,
  • keep afloat,
  • partisan,
  • hold,
  • rigging,
  • promoter,
  • girdle,
  • subsidize,
  • cervix,
  • abetter,
  • basis,
  • leader,
  • shoulder,
  • buoy up,
  • votary,
  • pillared,
  • heart,
  • stability,
  • angel,
  • arm,
  • corset,
  • cushion,
  • nucleus,
  • fan,
  • Crutches,
  • vertical,
  • bracket,
  • maintenance,
  • sheet anchor,
  • moving spirit,
  • rest,
  • stiffener,
  • mast,
  • fulcrum,
  • rope,
  • hold up,
  • security,
  • crook,
  • cane,
  • sand,
  • guts,
  • underlie,
  • anchorman,
  • aid,
  • exponent,
  • abettor,
  • bread and butter,
  • axis,
  • standing rigging,
  • carry,
  • seconder,
  • tower,
  • worthy,
  • Encourager,
  • uphold,
  • lend support,
  • Paranymph,
  • stick,
  • backer,
  • pillow,
  • jockstrap,
  • dependence,
  • bearer,
  • underpin,
  • main man,
  • backing,
  • buff,
  • brassiere,
  • reinforce,
  • SINEWS,
  • athletic supporter,
  • Sectary,
  • aficionado,
  • spine,
  • jock,
  • subvention,
  • anchorperson,
  • advocate,
  • cable,
  • Underset,
  • bracer,
  • second,
  • keep up,
  • stalwart,
  • Underpinning,
  • prime mover,
  • ballast,
  • shroud,
  • sympathizer,
  • strut,
  • defender,
  • lover,
  • line,
  • sustain,
  • stabilizer,
  • columella,
  • carrier,
  • center,
  • undergird,
  • axle,
  • holdfast,
  • Favorer,
  • columned,
  • backbones,
  • buttresses,
  • foundation garment,
  • sympathiser,
  • Sider,
  • hub,
  • foundation,
  • chain,
  • vertebral column,
  • stanchion,
  • guy wire,
  • rachis,
  • principal support,
  • Crutched,
  • gumption,
  • upkeep,
  • afford support,
  • substructure,
  • spinal column,
  • Underbrace,
  • heaven,
  • neck,
  • Backboned,
  • vertebrate,
  • ground tackle,
  • reliance,
  • cheek,
  • stand-by,
  • axletree,
  • maintain,
  • bolster,
  • walking stick,
  • arch,
  • mizen-stay,
  • grit,
  • killick,
  • bra,
  • shore up.

Paraphrases for Mainstay:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pillar, linchpin, lynchpin.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    highlights, basis, keystone, mainstream, Underpinning, foundation, prop, sustenance.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    main.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    backbone, cornerstone, centrepiece, main, fulcrum, plank, breadwinner, staple, bedrock, pivot, anchor, heart, strut, centerpiece.

Homophones for Mainstay:

• manicotti, make out, monocot, maxzide, muscat, Mao Jacket, mixed, Massicot, muscidae, mazed, make it, mikado, most, misdeed, mainmast, mast, maoist, masqat, moonseed, masthead, mussitate, masked, mimosoideae, moquette, misty-eyed, monkey jacket, mesquite, misdate, monkshood, monoxide, maggoty, moist, Mae West, megahit, misdo, majesty, mink coat, musette, Masoud, megadeath, monazite, make do, mastoid, moose-wood, mugshot, mst, masochist, mainsheet, mysidae, max out, muscoidea, musket, magicicada, mug shot, monocyte, make good, mesquit, muskwood, mess jacket, majidae, mukataa, monistat, maggot, massasoit, man-sized, myacidae, megawatt, misty, minnesota, missed, munjeet, mascot, machete, Mucic Acid, massed, mess kit, make headway, Mexico City, mankato, mist, mighty, many-sided, masse shot, might, muscadet, musset, masjid, musd, musty, misguided, misquote, musjid, mashhad, minimized, mahayanist, misguide, mosquito, mouse-sized, miscast, mujahid, masted, make-do, massicotite, Mossad, misused, massachuset, misstate, muskat, mujtihad, meshed, Manx Cat, must, musth, mucoid, moon shot, mnemonist, moss agate, makeweight, moosewood.

Hyponym for Mainstay:

• n.

  • artifact
    forestay.
  • person
    admirer, supporter, champion, protagonist, booster, friend.