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Synonyms for bolster
ˈboʊl stərbol·ster
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bolsternoun
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Dutch wifebolsterverb
To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
Synonyms:
Dutch wife
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Princeton's WordNet
bolster, long pillowverb
a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows
Synonyms:
long pillowbolster, bolster upverb
support and strengthen
"bolster morale"
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pad, bolster upbolsterverb
prop up with a pillow or bolster
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pad, bolster uppad, bolsterverb
add padding to
"pad the seat of the chair"
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footslog, tramp, trudge, aggrandise, fill out, aggrandize, slog, blow up, embroider, embellish, lard, dramatise, pad, plod, dramatize, bolster up
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List of paraphrases for "bolster":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#76 | help | |
#148 | support | |
#1652 | aid | |
#2026 | patch | |
#3400 | enhance | |
#5030 | pad | |
#7738 | strengthen | |
#11150 | prop | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#15216 | upholstery | |
#15731 | reinforce | |
#25040 | tramp | |
#25153 | bolster | |
#26568 | tinker | |
#26653 | buoy | |
#42358 | subsidize | |
#43382 | lard | |
#62791 | slog | |
#65818 | embellish | |
#83704 | embroider | |
#99967 | plod | |
#108612 | trudge | |
#115292 | dramatize | |
#285764 | aggrandize |
How to use bolster in a sentence?
But scaling back now will crush the hopes of millions of Somalis, endanger peace and security in the Horn of Africa and East Africa, bolster violent extremism globally and risk a renewed exodus of refugees, reducing effort should not be an option.
First lady Ri seems to have been portrayed as offering guidance – not to her husband, of course, but to the factory workers. It is rare for anyone other than Kim Jong Un, or Kim Jong Il or Kim Il Sung before him, to publicly offer guidance to anyone, even at the highest level, most trusted people are rarely ever shown doing that. So this certainly shows a high level of official trust in her. It also suggests an effort to bolster and soften the public positioning of the Pyongyang line to have him visit a cosmetics factory, and have them both appearing to offer guidance to the workers.
If you add up all these factors, you have a constellation of things that will make it very difficult for young people down the road, that's why Social Security is crucially important for both this generation and younger people. Joining forces between older folks in the boomer generation and the millennial generation offers a tremendous strategic opportunity to bolster the long-term stability of Social Security.
The strikes against the moderate opposition only bolster the Assad regime.
China is heading an energy revolution led by the transformation to low-carbon energy and the opening up of its wholesale power market, and storage will be important to bolster the changes.
Translations for bolster
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- възглавница, крепя, подпирам, поддържамBulgarian
- posílit se, podhlavníkCzech
- bolsterDanish
- PolsterGerman
- μαξιλάρα, υποστηρίζω, στυλώνωGreek
- تقویت کردنPersian
- vahvistaa, tukea, tyynyFinnish
- traversinFrench
- adhairt, ceannadhairtIrish
- párnaHungarian
- memperkuatIndonesian
- capezzaleItalian
- 強化するJapanese
- მუთაქაGeorgian
- veilig stellen, versterken, ondersteunenDutch
- apoiar, cabeceiraPortuguese
- поду́шка, ва́лик, подпира́ть, крепи́ть, подде́рживатьRussian
- bolster, stödjaSwedish
- దిండుTelugu
- หนุนThai
- desteklemekTurkish
- بلسٹرUrdu
- tchefsîWalloon
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