Definition of SUPPORTING

supporting

Plural: supportings

Noun

  • the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  • That which supports something else; a support.

Verb

  • give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
  • support materially or financially
  • be behind; approve of
  • be the physical support of; carry the weight of
  • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  • adopt as a belief
  • support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
  • argue or speak in defense of
  • play a subordinate role to (another performer)
  • be a regular customer or client of
  • put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  • present participle and gerund of support

Adjective Satellite

  • furnishing support and encouragement
    • "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"
  • capable of bearing a structural load
    • "a supporting wall"

Adj

  • That supports.

Synonyms

abide, affirm, back, back up, bear, bear out, brook, confirm, corroborate, defend, digest, encouraging, endorse, endure, fend for, hold, hold up, indorse, keep going, load-bearing, patronage, patronise, patronize, plump for, plunk for, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, subscribe, substantiate, suffer, support, sustain, tolerate, underpin

Antonyms

negate

Scrabble Score: 15

supporting: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
supporting: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
supporting: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

supporting: valid Words With Friends Word