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supportive

sup·port·ive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr-]
    • /səˈpɔr tɪv, -ˈpoʊr-/
    • /səˈpɔː.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-pawr-tiv, -pohr-]
    • /səˈpɔr tɪv, -ˈpoʊr-/

Definitions of supportive word

  • adjective supportive giving support. 1
  • adjective supportive providing sympathy or encouragement: His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer. 1
  • adjective supportive providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary: manufacturers of supportive materials. 1
  • adjective supportive Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the intravenous administration of required nutriment. 1
  • adjective supportive emotionally helpful 1
  • adjective supportive person: compassionate, helpful 1

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Origin of supportive

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; support + -ive

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Supportive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

supportive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

supportive usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for supportive

adj supportive

  • accessory — Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
  • ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
  • assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
  • backup — Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.
  • collateral — Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.

Antonyms for supportive

adjective supportive

  • demeaning — Something that is demeaning makes people have less respect for the person who is treated in that way, or who does that thing.

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