What are some opposite words for support?
Antonyms for support
səˈpɔrt, -ˈpoʊrtsup·port
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
support
Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted, as when we speak of sustained endeavor or a sustained note; a flower is supported by the stem or a temple-roof by arches; the foundations of a great building sustain an enormous pressure; to sustain life implies a greater exigency and need than to support life; to say one is sustained under affliction is to say more both of the severity of the trial and the completeness of the upholding than if we say he is supported. To bear is the most general word, denoting all holding up or keeping up of any object, whether in rest or motion; in the derived senses it refers to something that is a tax upon strength or endurance; as, to bear a strain; to bear pain or grief. To maintain is to keep in a state or condition, especially in an excellent and desirable condition; as, to maintain health or reputation; to maintain one's position; to maintain a cause or proposition is to hold it against opposition or difficulty. To support may be partial, to maintain is complete; maintain is a word of more dignity than support; a man supports his family; a state maintains an army or navy. To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure. Compare ABET; ENDURE; KEEP.
Antonyms:
abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreckSynonyms:
bear, carry, cherish, hold up, keep, keep up, maintain, prop, sustain, upholdPreposition:
The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
supportverb
Antonyms:
drop, betray, surrender, abandon, discontinue, oppose, discourage, weaken, exhaust, thwart, discountenance, disfavor, subvert, suppressSynonyms:
bear, uphold, sustain, underlie, befriend, assist, second, promote, further, suffer, defend, foster, nurture, nourish, cherish, endorse, maintain, continue, countenance, patronize, subsidize, help, back, stay, favor, propsupportnoun
Synonyms:
prop, stay, foundation, buttress, help, aid, assistance, influence, maintenance, living, patronage, subsistence, livelihood, food
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Princeton's WordNet
supportnoun
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
"his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"
Synonyms:
financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupportnoun
aiding the cause or policy or interests of
"the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
Synonyms:
financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupportnoun
something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
"the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
Synonyms:
financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupport, reinforcement, reenforcementnoun
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
"they called for artillery support"
Synonyms:
backup, supporting, reinforcement, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, reinforcing stimulus, bread and butter, reinforcer, musical accompaniment, reward, sustenance, strengthener, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihooddocumentation, supportnoun
documentary validation
"his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"
Synonyms:
backup, supporting, reinforcement, backing, reenforcement, certification, keep, corroboration, bread and butter, financial support, accompaniment, software documentation, musical accompaniment, sustenance, living, financial backing, funding, documentation, livelihoodsupport, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenancenoun
the financial means whereby one lives
"each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
Synonyms:
backup, supporting, reinforcement, sustainment, backing, funding, nutrition, nutriment, financial support, keep, accompaniment, alimentation, reenforcement, victuals, life, bread and butter, hold, dungeon, musical accompaniment, maintenance, aliment, sustenance, animation, donjon, sustentation, living, upkeep, financial backing, documentation, nourishment, livelihood, alivenesssupportnoun
supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
"the statue stood on a marble support"
Synonyms:
financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupport, supportingnoun
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
"he leaned against the wall for support"
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backup, supporting, reinforcement, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, bread and butter, musical accompaniment, sustenance, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihoodaccompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, supportnoun
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
Synonyms:
fill-in, financial backing, reenforcement, reinforcement, patronage, escort, living, supporting, complement, keep, accompaniment, livelihood, bread and butter, co-occurrence, backup man, reliever, musical accompaniment, backing, financial support, backup, sustenance, funding, championship, concomitant, computer backup, relief, stand-in, documentation, attendant, substitutesupportnoun
any device that bears the weight of another thing
"there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
Synonyms:
financial backing, backup, financial support, sustenance, backing, documentation, reenforcement, accompaniment, reinforcement, funding, livelihood, musical accompaniment, keep, living, bread and butter, supportingsupport, financial support, funding, backing, financial backingverb
financial resources provided to make some project possible
"the foundation provided support for the experiment"
Synonyms:
backup, supporting, reinforcement, patronage, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, bread and butter, musical accompaniment, sustenance, financing, championship, mount, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihoodsupport, back upverb
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
"She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, congest, tolerate, choke, foul, plunk for, hold up, endure, choke off, back, stick out, back down, clog, fend for, patronise, clog up, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, back off, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, bearsupportverb
support materially or financially
"he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"
Synonyms:
suffer, put up, tolerate, patronage, stand, back, corroborate, brook, plump for, keep going, patronise, hold up, bear out, bear, hold, stomach, sustain, underpin, confirm, plunk for, defend, subscribe, stick out, patronize, substantiate, indorse, fend for, affirm, endure, digest, endorse, back up, abideback, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, supportverb
be behind; approve of
"He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
Synonyms:
stake, digest, abide, tolerate, bear, plunk for, hold up, endure, back, stick out, second, fend for, patronise, back up, keep going, certify, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, stand, affirm, game, brook, indorse, subscribe, suffer, bet on, sustain, patronize, underpin, gage, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, put up, punthold, support, sustain, hold upverb
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
"The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
Synonyms:
take, hold in, hold out, make, endure, fend for, affirm, view as, underpin, carry, book, concur, have, maintain, hold, last, moderate, sustain, corroborate, confirm, retain, nourish, nurse, defy, go, stick up, keep up, patronise, guard, prevail, declare, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, indorse, accommodate, abide, control, prolong, stomach, harbour, patronage, live, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, patronize, deem, apply, stand up, obtain, substantiate, survive, get, bind, stand, have got, entertain, plunk for, live on, curb, back, restrain, keep, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, hold water, contain, back up, suffer, bear, nurture, subscribe, take for, hold up, harbor, detain, defend, put up, confine, keep going, bear out, admit, digest, plump for, endorse, halt, obligate, agree, delayconfirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirmverb
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
"his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"
Synonyms:
actualise, realise, abide, embody, verify, get, stomach, defend, plunk for, hold up, substantiate, keep going, actualize, back, have, avow, fend for, patronise, stick out, assert, back up, keep, digest, nurture, keep up, corroborate, endorse, validate, reassert, hold, confirm, bear out, incarnate, affirm, swan, subscribe, brook, indorse, body forth, tolerate, suffer, endure, stand, aver, maintain, prolong, nourish, sustain, realize, patronize, underpin, plump for, patronage, put up, swear, bearsubscribe, supportverb
adopt as a belief
"I subscribe to your view on abortion"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, tolerate, plunk for, sign, hold up, endure, back, take, stick out, fend for, patronise, subscribe to, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, pledge, patronage, bearcorroborate, underpin, bear out, supportverb
support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
"The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, tolerate, plunk for, hold up, endure, back, stick out, fend for, patronise, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, validate, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, beardefend, support, fend forverb
argue or speak in defense of
"She supported the motion to strike"
Synonyms:
fight, digest, abide, tolerate, oppose, suffer, plunk for, hold up, endure, guard, stick out, confirm, fend for, patronise, back, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, represent, defend, fight back, bear out, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, patronage, stand, sustain, maintain, fight down, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, champion, bearsupportverb
play a subordinate role to (another performer)
"Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
Synonyms:
suffer, put up, tolerate, patronage, stand, back, corroborate, brook, plump for, keep going, patronise, hold up, bear out, bear, hold, stomach, sustain, underpin, confirm, plunk for, defend, subscribe, stick out, patronize, substantiate, indorse, fend for, affirm, endure, digest, endorse, back up, abidepatronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep goingverb
be a regular customer or client of
"We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
Synonyms:
digest, abide, buy at, tolerate, tide over, shop at, plunk for, hold up, endure, frequent, bridge over, back, stick out, fend for, patronise, run on, back up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, affirm, shop, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, condescend, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, sponsor, beardigest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put upverb
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
"I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
Synonyms:
bide, project, ache, hold out, run, endure, affirm, underpin, carry, stand up, assume, have, hold, last, sustain, confirm, fend, stay, weather, take over, go, jut, endorse, jut out, turn out, digest, deport, prevail, comport, set up, behave, die hard, pay, jump out, remain firm, offer, tolerate, deliver, indorse, hurt, abide, condense, raise, fend for, back up, stomach, birth, patronage, stand out, live, contribute, stick out, meet, brook, expect, patronize, suffer, concentrate, protrude, acquit, substantiate, brave out, survive, domiciliate, get, put forward, stand, can, post, plunk for, persist, live on, have a bun in the oven, give birth, back, jump, allow, rear, lose, place upright, wear, house, contain, leap out, bear, patronise, subscribe, hold up, corroborate, provide, erect, defend, brave, put up, tin, keep going, accept, bear out, resist, plump for, nominate, yield, gestate, permit, conduct
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
supportnoun
Antonyms:
nonsupport, opposition, desertion, repudiationSynonyms:
prop, buttress, brace, fulcrum, bolster, stanchion, shore, staddle, supporter, maintenance, sustenance, subsistence, finding, livelihood, base, foundation, basis, assistance, espousal, advocacy, countenance, caryatidsupportverb
Antonyms:
desert, undermine, weaken, repudiate, opposeSynonyms:
prop, brace, bolster, uphold, sustain, maintain, keep, provide for, verify, substantiate, ratify, corroborate, confirm, vindicate, defend, maintain, second, back, aid
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
SUPPORT
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Editors Contribution
betray
rigidity
How to use support in a sentence?
There is no doubt we are disappointed in the results but we can take pride in knowing that we brought about real, tangible change, we have reduced taxes for middle class families, made huge strides in our battle for water, reformed the dairy industry for thousands of California farmers, improved access to healthcare for families throughout the Central Valley, and given our troops the support they deserve.
As we see higher oil output from (non-OPEC) Russia, Iraq and, most importantly, Saudi Arabia, we are likely to see a continued pressure from the resultant low oil prices. This will affect U.S. shale producers as well and therefore an increase in new investment in the sector is unlikely. This will support prices in the medium term.
Chinese exports of products under the new tariffs to the U.S. will be affected but not other overseas markets. China's market is big enough to support the development of relevant industries. Hence, its impact on the economy is limited.
This is consistent with Moscow's public criticism of him when he was Vice President for his role in the Obama Administration's policies on Ukraine and its support for the anti-Putin opposition inside Russia, some Kremlin-linked actors are also seeking to boost President Trump's candidacy on social media and Russian television.
I know what we have. I don't know what the other guy would do, i'm going to go with what we have. I'm going to continue to support [Rahm] because I believe in him, I believe his motives and his intentions are right.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#148 | support | |
#2158 | drop | |
#3505 | kernel | |
#4409 | desert | |
#6266 | destroy | |
#7393 | exhaust | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#12242 | oppose | |
#14530 | abandon | |
#15547 | wreck | |
#16683 | suppress | |
#20138 | discourage | |
#22808 | discontinue | |
#25411 | weaken | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#37100 | betray | |
#45245 | demolish | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#131547 | disfavor |
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