Definition for Support:

• Sustaining power; the necessaries of life; food; that which upholds a person or thing from falling or sinking; assistance; aid; help.

Synonyms for Support:

• n.

  •
  • stave,
  • supporter.
  •
  • provision,
  • subsistence.
  •
  • afford.
  •
  • prop up.
  •aid (noun)
  • encouragement,
  • service,
  • endowment,
  • motivation,
  • relief,
  • Mothering,
  • sustenance,
  • ministration,
  • agency,
  • attendant,
  • facilitation,
  • assistance.
  •assist (noun)
  • facilitation.
  •authorization (noun)
  • sanction.
  •bastion (noun)
  • stronghold.
  •defense (noun)
  • rebuttal,
  • harbor,
  • moat,
  • protection,
  • response,
  • barrier,
  • argument,
  • wall,
  • fortress,
  • resistance,
  • defense,
  • countermeasure,
  • security,
  • armor,
  • stronghold,
  • aversion.
  •evidence (noun)
  • data,
  • confirmation,
  • fact,
  • certification,
  • quotation,
  • demonstration,
  • deposition,
  • testimony,
  • exemplification,
  • documentation,
  • counter-evidence,
  • substantiation,
  • corroboration,
  • authentication,
  • proof,
  • evidence,
  • indication,
  • information,
  • specimen,
  • observation,
  • determination,
  • illustration,
  • manifestation,
  • declaration,
  • establishment,
  • statement,
  • validation,
  • attestation,
  • connotation.
  •living (noun)
  • sustainment,
  • sustentation.
  •patronage (noun)
  • Patronization.
  •preservation (noun)
  • preserval.
  •remedy (noun)
  • countermeasure.
  •resistance (noun)
  • resistance.
  •support (noun)
  • confirm,
  • underpin,
  • bear,
  • endorse,
  • defend,
  • back,
  • brace,
  • agency,
  • provision,
  • abide,
  • relief,
  • documentation,
  • Underpinning,
  • substantiate,
  • fulcrum,
  • backing,
  • financial backing,
  • stave,
  • sustenance,
  • sustain,
  • assist,
  • back up,
  • subsistence,
  • sustentation,
  • crutch,
  • affirm,
  • assistance,
  • stay,
  • hold up,
  • tolerate,
  • patronize,
  • suffer,
  • keep,
  • encouragement,
  • corroborate,
  • succor,
  • endure,
  • bolster up,
  • hold,
  • prop,
  • bolster,
  • buttress,
  • stand,
  • maintenance,
  • bear out,
  • aid,
  • protection,
  • upkeep.
  •support/supporter (noun)
  • maintainer,
  • supporter,
  • advocate,
  • upholder,
  • sustainer.

• v.

  •abet (verb)
  • sanction.
  •affirm (verb)
  • set down,
  • express,
  • pledge,
  • profess,
  • warrant,
  • assert,
  • promise,
  • pronounce,
  • affirm,
  • acknowledge,
  • assure,
  • accept,
  • corroborate,
  • admit,
  • attest,
  • ratify,
  • adjure,
  • state,
  • approve,
  • maintain,
  • declare,
  • endorse,
  • aver,
  • proclaim,
  • submit,
  • claim,
  • avouch,
  • contend,
  • testify,
  • validate,
  • verify,
  • propound,
  • certify.
  •aid (verb)
  • encourage,
  • minister,
  • assist,
  • motivate,
  • help,
  • foster,
  • benefit,
  • mother,
  • tend,
  • attend,
  • serve,
  • aid,
  • sustain,
  • endow,
  • fund,
  • facilitate,
  • abet,
  • relieve.
  •assist (verb)
  • back,
  • favor,
  • avail,
  • uphold,
  • succor.
  •defend (verb)
  • barricade,
  • defend,
  • backfire,
  • respond,
  • fend,
  • cover,
  • police,
  • secure,
  • avert,
  • reply,
  • resist,
  • ward,
  • shelter,
  • argue,
  • bar,
  • counter,
  • shield,
  • retort,
  • rebut,
  • save,
  • protect,
  • guard,
  • safeguard,
  • answer,
  • buffer,
  • return,
  • counterattack.
  •evince (verb)
  • depose,
  • confirm,
  • demonstrate,
  • document,
  • adduce,
  • vouch,
  • illustrate,
  • manifest,
  • substantiate,
  • connote,
  • evince,
  • indicate,
  • exemplify,
  • witness,
  • observe,
  • prove,
  • determine,
  • authenticate,
  • betoken,
  • exhibit,
  • establish.
  •order (verb)
  • group,
  • adjust,
  • design,
  • set,
  • categorize,
  • stabilize,
  • schedule,
  • prepare,
  • stratify,
  • scheme,
  • rate,
  • class,
  • fix,
  • plot,
  • plan,
  • grade,
  • integrate,
  • frame,
  • screen,
  • mediate,
  • place,
  • harmonize,
  • array,
  • marshal,
  • structure,
  • pigeonhole,
  • subordinate,
  • chart,
  • organize,
  • rationalize,
  • compose,
  • shape,
  • right,
  • devise,
  • settle,
  • orchestrate,
  • systematize,
  • score,
  • unify,
  • sort,
  • regulate,
  • collate,
  • separate,
  • balance,
  • classify,
  • unsnarl,
  • normalize,
  • type,
  • order,
  • Methodize,
  • schematize,
  • sift,
  • program,
  • cast,
  • control,
  • rank,
  • arrange,
  • form.
  •strengthen (verb)
  • enliven,
  • beef up,
  • strengthen,
  • toughen,
  • empower,
  • invigorate,
  • temper,
  • vivify,
  • harden,
  • energize,
  • fortify,
  • reinforce,
  • brace.
  •substantiate (verb)
  • corroborate,
  • confirm,
  • prove,
  • verify,
  • authenticate,
  • validate.
  •support (verb)
  • endorse,
  • bear out,
  • abide,
  • sustain,
  • maintain,
  • advance,
  • Upbear,
  • substantiate,
  • establish,
  • fund,
  • hinge,
  • keep up,
  • guard,
  • encourage,
  • stand,
  • prop,
  • abet,
  • strengthen,
  • help,
  • buttress,
  • crutch,
  • countenance,
  • uphold,
  • bear,
  • shoulder,
  • reinforce,
  • submit,
  • suffer,
  • underpin,
  • bolster,
  • undergo,
  • foster,
  • verify,
  • approve,
  • sponsor,
  • tolerate,
  • fortify,
  • promote,
  • go,
  • carry,
  • care for.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • sponsorship,
  • promotion,
  • subsistence.
  •
  • fortification,
  • prop up.
  •
  • care for.
  •approve
  • establish.
  •assist
  • facilitate,
  • take care of.
  •block
  • fulcrum.
  •bring up
  • provide for.
  •defend
  • say in defense.
  •endure
  • stick.
  •protect
  • fend.
  •stand
  • stand.
  •stick
  • stave.
  •strengthen
  • beef up.
  •substantiate
  • bear out.
  •support
  • brace.
  •Other relevant words:
  • hold,
  • financial backing,
  • backing,
  • keep in countenance,
  • sponsor,
  • keep,
  • bolster up,
  • advance,
  • financing,
  • saving,
  • shoulder,
  • fulcrum,
  • stave,
  • subsistence,
  • afford,
  • care for,
  • promotion,
  • upkeep,
  • spare,
  • hold up,
  • fortification,
  • keep alive,
  • succors,
  • sponsorship,
  • promote,
  • safekeeping,
  • upholding,
  • preservation,
  • patronize,
  • keep up,
  • prop up,
  • supporter,
  • arm,
  • undergo,
  • Upbear,
  • sustainment,
  • bide,
  • staff,
  • go,
  • bear up,
  • say in defense,
  • upholder,
  • Patronization,
  • advocate,
  • sustentation,
  • aby,
  • take care of,
  • abide,
  • aid and abet,
  • stand,
  • tolerate,
  • Auxiliaries,
  • contingents,
  • verification,
  • back up,
  • endure,
  • conservation,
  • Sustention,
  • lend support,
  • salvation,
  • preserval,
  • stick,
  • sanction,
  • provide for,
  • stay,
  • sustainer,
  • maintenance,
  • provision,
  • Reinforcements,
  • countenance,
  • maintainer,
  • bear,
  • suffer,
  • recruits,
  • keeping,
  • carry,
  • bear out,
  • bracer.

Antonyms for Support:

• n.

  • food, money, possessions for staying alive
    fun, entertainment, neglect.
  • help, approval
    hurt, hindrance, injury, ill will, block, stoppage.
  • person who helps another
    enemy, foe.
  • something that holds up structure
    discouragement, frustration, disapproval, stop, opposition.
  • Other antonyms:
    obstruct, expose, frustration, hindrance, throw down, counteract, impede, inhibition, confound, betray, demolish, baffle, discouragement, cast down, denounce, let go, break down, obstruction, constraint, frustrate, dissuade, drop, destroy, hinder, overthrow, disconcert, deter, discourage, repression, restraint, wreck, interference, deterrence.

• v.

  • defend, advocate belief
    disprove, obstruct, invalidate, halt, desert, injure, impede, prevent, hinder, condemn, decrease.
  • endure
    disallow, fight, disagree, discontinue.
  • hold up
    fall, release, let down, refuse, reject, weaken, undermine, oppose, contradict, drop, let go, disapprove.
  • take care of, provide for
    discourage, starve, depress, dissuade, take, finish, abandon, conclude, ignore.

Hypernym for Support:

• n.

  • act
    blessing, protagonism, logistic support, endorsement, adhesion, sustainment, approving, adherence, advocacy, sponsorship, upkeep, approval, sustentation, reassurance, maintenance, sustenance, Indorsement, logistic assistance, attachment.
  • artifact
    firedog, stand, tailstock, foundation, architrave, foot, dog, pier, rocker, pillow block, bridge, step, groundwork, bedpost, harness, seat, foothold, bearing, pedestal, yoke, perch, substructure, football tee, harp, dog-iron, radius, headstock, wall bracket, fundament, leg, plinth, backrest, handrest, prop, bearing wall, back, stair, shelf, bookend, stock, buttress, rack, rest, hanger, stirrup, buttressing, spoke, base, bar, footing, rib, wheel spoke, brace, stirrup iron, gunstock, arch support, backboard, tee, bracket, baluster, undercarriage, structural member, understructure, basement, footstall, andiron, abutment.
  • cognition
    keystone, backbone, lynchpin, lifeline, linchpin, mainstay, anchor.

• v.

  • possession
    provide, see through, patronize, sponsor, bring home the bacon, subsidise, fund, patronise, subsidize.

Hyponym for Support:

• n.

  • act
    aid, assist, activity, help, assistance.
  • artifact
    device, supporting structure.
  • cognition
    influence.

• v.

  • creation
    play, act, represent.
  • possession
    give.