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supporting

noun

1 supporting

The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.

synonym: support.

is a specific kind of: activity.

is a broader term that covers: propping up, shoring, shoring up | dangling, hanging, suspension.

derivation: hold, hold up, support, sustain.

Dutch: oplegging, versterking

adjective

1 supporting

Furnishing support and encouragement:
— The anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher.

synonym: encouraging.

Roget 215: supporting, supported etc. v.; fundamental; dorsigerous†.   

is similar to: supportive.

2 supporting

Capable of bearing a structural load:
— A supporting wall.

synonym: load-bearing.

is similar to: bearing.

Moby thesaurus: advocating, approving, back of, backing, bearing, behind, bolstering, bracing, burdened, buttressing, carrying, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborating, corroborative, corroboratory, favorable, favoring, holding ... show more.

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