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Supporting

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adj. That supports.

v. Present participle of support.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Capable of giving or permitting support: as, a supporting column of troops.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. furnishing support and encouragement

n. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

adj. capable of bearing a structural load

Word Usage

"Repubs have perverted the honest, laudable notion of ’supporting our troops’ to mean supporting the criminal acts of our administration that have put those young men and women in harm’s way in in the first place."

Antonym

oppose

Verb Form

supported supporting supports

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

fit tally check correspond match

Cross Reference

endure strengthen act continue evidence

Hyponym

shop second patronise buy at assist

Form

moral support supportable supported supportive

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

stay second verify maintain nurture

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Court Dort Mort Porte Stuart

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Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

control security requirement unit protection