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| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that holds up structure |
| Synonyms: | abutment, agency, back, backing, base, bed, bedding, block, brace, buttress, collar, column, cornerstone, device, foothold, footing, foundation, groundwork, guide, hold, lining, means, medium, pillar, platform, pole, post, prop, rampart, reinforcement, rest, rib, rod, shore, stake, stanchion, stay, timber, underpinning, flotation, fulcrum, stave, stiffener, stilt, substratum, substructure, sustentation |
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold up |
| Synonyms: | base, bear, bed, bolster, bottom, brace, buttress, carry, cradle, embed, found, ground, hold, keep up, mainstay, poise, prop, reinforce, shore, shoulder, stand, stay, strut, sustain, uphold, be a foundation for, crutch, keep from falling, shore up, undergird, upbear |
| Antonyms: | let down, release, let go |
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | help, approval |
| Synonyms: | aid, assist, assistance, backing, blessing, championship, comfort, encouragement, friendship, furtherance, hand, lift, loyalty, patronage, protection, relief, succor, sustenance, moral support |
| Antonyms: | block, disapproval, discouragement, frustration, opposition, stop |
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of, provide for |
| Synonyms: | angel*, attend to, back, bankroll*, be a source of strength, bring up, buoy up, care for, chaperon, cherish, earn one's keep, encourage, feed, finance, fortify, foster, fund, give a leg up, guard, keep, keep an eye on, look after, maintain, make a living, nourish, nurse, pay expenses of, pay for, pick up the check, prop, put up money for, raise, set up, sponsor, stake, stiffen, strengthen, stroke, subsidize, succor, sustain, underwrite, uphold |
| Antonyms: | let go, neglect, refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | food, money, possessions for staying alive |
| Synonyms: | alimony, allowance, care, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, nutriment, payment, provision, relief, responsibility, stock, subsidy, subsistence, sustenance, upkeep, victuals, alimentation, necessities, stores |
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defend, advocate belief |
| Synonyms: | abet, advance, agree with, aid, approve, assist, back, bear out, bolster, boost, boost morale, carry, champion, cheer, comfort, countenance, endorse, establish, forward, foster, get behind*, go along with, go to bat for*, help, hold, justify, keep up, maintain, plead for, promote, pull for, put forward, rally round, second, side with, stand behind, stand up for, stay, stick by, stick up for, substantiate, sustain, take one's side, take the part of, throw in one's lot with, throw in with, uphold, verify |
| Antonyms: | contradict, disapprove, oppose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | support/supporter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who helps another |
| Synonyms: | adherent, advocate, ally, angel*, backbone, backer, benefactor, champion, cohort, comforter, confederate, defender, disciple, exponent, fan, follower, friend, helper, mainstay, partisan, patron, pillar, prop, proponent, satellite*, second, sponsor, stalwart, stay, subscriber, supporter, apologist, coworker, endorser, espouser, expounder, maintainer, preserver, sustainer, tower of strength, upholder, well-wisher |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | abide, bear, bear with, brook, carry on, continue, countenance, go, go through, handle, keep up, maintain, stand, stand for*, stomach*, submit, suffer, swallow*, take, tolerate, undergo, live with, put up with, stay the course, stick it out, sweat out*, wait out |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist, help in wrongdoing |
| Synonyms: | advocate, back, condone, egg on*, encourage, endorse, goad, incite, instigate, prod, promote, provoke, sanction, spur, support, urge |
| Antonyms: | counter, deter, discourage, frustrate, hinder, hurt, impede, obstruct, resist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abutment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | masonry mass |
| Synonyms: | support, arch end, bridge end, end piece, jutting piece, vault end |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform service |
| Synonyms: | afford, aid, arrange, assist, avail, benefit, bow, comfort, convenience, defer, favor, furnish, gratify, help, humor, indulge, oblige, pamper, please, provide, serve, settle, submit, suit, supply, support, sustain, yield |
| Antonyms: | bar, block, frustrate, hinder, impede, limit, obstruct, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize authority |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, certify, defend, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, support, uphold, yield, attest to, defer to, subscribe to, take an oath |
| Antonyms: | forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token, addressing, bestowal, hailing |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform to or follow rules exactly |
| Synonyms: | abide by, comply, follow, fulfill, heed, keep, maintain, mind, obey, observe, practice, respect, support, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to, stand by |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, not conform |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose or take something as one's own |
| Synonyms: | accept, adapt, affiliate, affirm, appropriate, approve, assent, assume, borrow, embrace, endorse, espouse, follow, imitate, maintain, mimic, opt, ratify, seize, select, support, take on, take up, tap, use, utilize, go down the line, go in for, take over |
| Antonyms: | disown, reject, repudiate, repulse, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | adoption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | choosing or taking something as one's own |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, approbation, appropriation, approval, assumption, choice, confirmation, enactment, endorsement, following, maintenance, ratification, selection, support, embracement, embracing, espousal, taking on, taking over, taking up |
| Antonyms: | pass, rejection, repudiation |
| Main Entry: | advantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit, favored position or circumstance |
| Synonyms: | aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand*, utility, wealth, expediency, leg-up, pre-eminence |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, back, bless, bolster, boost*, build up, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, go for, go to bat for*, justify, plug*, promote, propose, push, recommend, side, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate, argue for, be in corner, brace up, campaign for, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go with, hold with, plead for, plump for*, press for, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, speak for, spread around, stump for |
| Antonyms: | assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | afford |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | able to have or do; within financial means |
| Synonyms: | allow, bear, incur, manage, spare, stand, support, sustain, be able to, be disposed to, have enough for, have the means for |
| Main Entry: | alliance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friendly association, agreement |
| Synonyms: | accord, affiliation, affinity, betrothal, bond, coalition, coherence, collaboration, collusion, combination, communion, compact, concord, concurrence, confederacy, congruity, conjunction, connection, consanguinity, cooperation, engagement, entente, federation, friendship, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, pact, participation, partnership, relation, support, tie, treaty, union, confederation, fraternization, interrelation, mutuality |
| Antonyms: | antagonism, discord, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war, disunion |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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