| Main Entry: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
Synonyms: |
arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stave, stay, stirrup, strengthener, strut, sustainer, truss, underpinning, vice |
| Main Entry: | mainstay |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief support |
Synonyms: |
anchor, backbone, brace, bulwark, buttress, crutch, good right arm, linchpin, maintainer, pillar, prop, right-hand person, sinew, staff, standby, stay, strength, supporter, sustainer, upholder |
| Main Entry: | sponsor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who helps, promotes |
Synonyms: |
advocate, angel*, another adherent, backer, benefactor, godparent, grubstaker, guarantor, mainstay, patron, promoter, supporter, surety, sustainer, underwriter |
| Main Entry: | support/supporter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who helps another |
Synonyms: |
adherent, advocate, ally, angel*, apologist, backbone, backer, benefactor, champion, cohort, comforter, confederate, coworker, defender, disciple, endorser, espouser, exponent, expounder, fan, follower, friend, helper, mainstay, maintainer, partisan, patron, pillar, preserver, prop, proponent, satellite, second, sponsor, stalwart, stay, subscriber, supporter, sustainer, tower of strength, upholder, well-wisher |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | supporter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | advocate |
Synonyms: |
abettor, abider, adherent, ally, bearer, booster, brace, defender, exponent, follower, paraclete, patron, pillar, proponent, seconder, support, suspender, sustainer, upholder |
Antonyms: |
adversary, opponent |
| Main Entry: | underwriter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sponsor |
Synonyms: |
advocate, angel*, backer, benefactor, godparent, grubstaker, guarantor, guaranty, mainstay, patron, promoter, supporter, surety, sustainer |