All support synonyms
supΒ·port
S s verb support
- cheer β When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.
- ante up β If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- look to β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- lap up β (of water) to wash against or beat upon (something) with a light, slapping or splashing sound: Waves lapped the shoreline.
- align β If you align yourself with a particular group, you support them because you have the same political aim.
- brave β Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- firming β not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- encourage β Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- ballasted β Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- console β If you console someone who is unhappy about something, you try to make them feel more cheerful.
- brook β to bear; tolerate
- buy into β If you buy into a company or an organization, you buy part of it, often in order to gain some control of it.
- endow β Give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution).
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- disciplined β having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- handed β of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- ink β a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
- fight β a battle or combat.
- advocate β If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- afford β If you cannot afford something, you do not have enough money to pay for it.
- bottoming β the lowest level of foundation material for a road or other structure
- buck for β If you are bucking for something, you are working very hard to get it.
- finance β the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- come on to β When you come on to a particular topic, you start discussing it.
- go to bat for β Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- foster β to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
- countenance β If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- fly in the face of β to move through the air using wings.
noun support
- confirmation β the act of confirming
- imperviousness β not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
- axle β An axle is a rod connecting a pair of wheels on a car or other vehicle.
- joist β any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.
- defrayment β payment of some or all charges or expenses.
- footrest β a support for a person's feet, as an attachment to a barber's chair or a dentist's chair.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- contribution β If you make a contribution to something, you do something to help make it successful or to produce it.
- hand β Learned [lur-nid] /ΛlΙr nΙͺd/ (Show IPA), 1872β1961, U.S. jurist.
- alignment β An alignment is support for a particular group, especially in politics, or for a side in a quarrel or struggle.
- backing β If someone has the backing of an organization or an important person, they receive support or money from that organization or person in order to do something.
- biologics β biological products such as vaccines and therapeutic sera, used to induce immunity to infectious diseases or harmful substances of biological origin
- aftercare β Aftercare is the nursing and care of people who have been treated in hospital, and who are now recovering.
- anchor β An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place.
- outwork β to work harder, better, or faster than.
- cleat β A cleat is a kind of hook with two ends which is used to hold ropes, especially on sailing boats.
- breastwork β a temporary defensive work, usually breast-high
- helping hand β aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- clientage β a body of clients; clientele.
- immovability β incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- advantage β An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- alimony β Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.