Antonyms for bolster
ˈboʊl stərbol·ster

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1. bolsternoun

   Synonyms:
   Dutch wife

2. bolsterverb

   To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

   Synonyms:
   Dutch wife

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1. bolster

   Antonyms:
   depress, dispirit, relax

   Synonyms:
   support, prop, help, aid, sustain, subsidize, patch, tinker, buoy

Matched Categories

1. • Fill
   • Prop Up
   • Reinforce

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1. bolster, long pillowverb

   a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

   Synonyms:
   long pillow

2. bolster, bolster upverb

   support and strengthen

   "bolster morale"

   Synonyms:
   pad, bolster up

3. bolsterverb

   prop up with a pillow or bolster

   Synonyms:
   pad, bolster up

4. pad, bolsterverb

   add padding to

   "pad the seat of the chair"

   Synonyms:
   footslog, tramp, trudge, aggrandise, fill out, aggrandize, slog, blow up, embroider, embellish, lard, dramatise, pad, plod, dramatize, bolster up

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1. bolsternoun

   Synonyms:
   cushion, pad, support

2. bolsterverb

   Synonyms:
   prop up, support, maintain

How to use bolster in a sentence?

1. Brenda Kelly:

   The market is very much expecting that this will only bolster a Fed hike this month, i think we got our Goldilocks number.

2. Janna Anderson:

   Most experts believe that businesses and governments have little incentive to bolster privacy. This is, in part, because people have proven that they will give away personal information for something as small as a free cup of coffee.

3. Salah Shamma:

   Saudi's upgrade is likely to bolster stock prices, and provide the trigger for a wider catch-up rally by regional exchanges, we expect about 20 percent of the actual free float in Saudi Arabia may be bought by foreigners over the inclusion period.

4. Abraham Denmark:

   But they are looking to bolster their relationships with the United States because possibly they want American economic engagement and political engagement, but also because it gives them a bit more breathing space in their relations with Beijing and Moscow.

5. Terry Sandven:

   Oil is stabilizing and that is helping to bolster sentiment in overall equity returns.

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