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noun
something that holds up structure
Synonyms: abutment, agency, back, backing, base, bed, bedding, block, brace, buttress, collar, column, cornerstone, device, flotation, foothold, footing, foundation, fulcrum, groundwork, guide, hold, lining, means, medium, pillar, platform, pole, post, prop, rampart, reinforcement, rest, rib, rod, shore, stake, stanchion, stave, stay, stiffener, stilt, substratum, substructure, sustentation, timber, underpinning
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noun
help, approval
Synonyms: aid, assist, assistance, backing, blessing, championship, comfort, encouragement, friendship, furtherance, hand, lift, loyalty, moral support, patronage, protection, relief, succor, sustenance
Antonyms: block, disapproval, discouragement, frustration, opposition, stop
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noun
food, money, possessions for staying alive
Synonyms: alimentation, alimony, allowance, care, keep, livelihood, living, maintenance, necessities, nutriment, payment, provision, relief, responsibility, stock, stores, subsidy, subsistence, sustenance, upkeep, victuals
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verb
hold up
Synonyms: base, be a foundation for, bear, bed, bolster, bottom, brace, buttress, carry, cradle, crutch, embed, found, ground, hold, keep from falling, keep up, mainstay, poise, prop, reinforce, shore, shore up, shoulder, stand, stay, strut, sustain, undergird, upbear, uphold
Antonyms: let down, let go, release
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verb
take care of, provide for
Synonyms: angel, attend to, back, bankroll, be a source of strength, bring up, buoy up, care for, chaperon, cherish, earn one’s keep, encourage, feed, finance, fortify, foster, fund, give a leg up, guard, keep, keep an eye on, look after, maintain, make a living, nourish, nurse, pay expenses of, pay for, pick up the check, prop, put up money for, raise, set up, sponsor, stake, stiffen, strengthen, stroke, subsidize, succor, sustain, underwrite, uphold
Antonyms: let go, neglect, refuse, reject
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verb
defend, advocate belief
Synonyms: abet, advance, agree with, aid, approve, assist, back, bear out, bolster, boost, boost morale, carry, champion, cheer, comfort, countenance, endorse, establish, forward, foster, get behind, go along with, go to bat for, help, hold, justify, keep up, maintain, plead for, promote, pull for, put forward, rally round, second, side with, stand behind, stand up for, stay, stick by, stick up for, substantiate, sustain, take one’s side, take the part of, throw in one’s lot with, throw in with, uphold, verify
Antonyms: contradict, disapprove, oppose
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verb
endure
Synonyms: abide, bear, bear with, brook, carry on, continue, countenance, go, go through, handle, keep up, live with, maintain, put up with, stand, stand for, stay the course, stick it out, stomach, submit, suffer, swallow, sweat out, take, tolerate, undergo, wait out
Antonyms: refuse, reject
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noun
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