All support synonyms
supΒ·port
S s noun support
- backbone β Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
- approval β If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- arbor β An arbor is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- assistance β If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- assurance β If you give someone an assurance that something is true or will happen, you say that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, in order to make them feel less worried.
- auspice β patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of)
- authorization β an authorizing or being authorized
- axis β An axis is an imaginary line through the middle of something.
- axle β An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle.
- approbation β Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
- ballast β Ballast is any substance that is used in ships or hot-air balloons to make them heavier and more stable. Ballast usually consists of water, sand, or iron.
- baluster β any of a set of posts supporting a rail or coping
- banister β A banister is a rail supported by posts and fixed along the side of a staircase. The plural banisters can be used to refer to one of these rails.
- basis β If something is done on a particular basis, it is done according to that method, system, or principle.
- bastion β If a system or organization is described as a bastion of a particular way of life, it is seen as being important and effective in defending that way of life. Bastion can be used both when you think that this way of life should be ended and when you think it should be defended.
- accompaniment β The accompaniment to a song or tune is the music that is played at the same time as it and forms a background to it.
- abider β to remain; continue; stay: Abide with me.
- abutment β the state or process of abutting
- acknowledgment β An acknowledgment is a statement or action which recognizes that something exists or is true.
- adoption β the act of adopting: the adoption of a new amendment.
- advantage β An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- abetment β to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
- alimentation β sustenance; support
- alliance β An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- ambo β either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches
- amortization β the process of amortizing a debt
- annuity β An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
verb support
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- attest β To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true.
- babysit β If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
- ballasted β Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballasting β Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballyhooed β a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
- bear the brunt β (Idiomatic) To endure the worst part of something.
- beef up β If you beef up something, you increase, strengthen, or improve it.
- befriend β If you befriend someone, especially someone who is lonely or far from home, you make friends with them.
- afford β If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
- abet β If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- accommodate β If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
- acknowledge β If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- add up β If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- adhere β If you adhere to an opinion or belief, you support or hold it.
- adopt β If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- allow β If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
- angeled β one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- angeling β one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- ante up β If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- apprize β to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.