" supporting "

1: serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something;

  * e.g., " ... scientists looking for direct supporting evidence of microscopic black holes, the existence of which is theoretical "

•  Synonyms : 

•  confirmational,

•  confirmatory,

•  confirming,

•  corroborating,

•  corroborative,

•  corroboratory,

•  probative,

•  probatory,

•  substantiating,

•  supportive,

•  verifying,

•  vindicating

•  Antonyms : 

•  confuting,

•  disproving,

•  refuting

1: able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help;

  * e.g., " ... she had to take a higher-paying job in order to be self-supporting "

•  Synonyms : 

•  independent,

•  self-dependent,

•  self-reliant,

•  self-subsistent,

•  self-subsisting,

•  self-sufficient,

•  self-supported,

•  self-sustained,

•  self-sustaining

•  Antonyms : 

•  dependent,

•  reliant

1: to promote the interests or cause of;

  * e.g., " ... though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advocating,

•  backing,

•  championing,

•  endorsing,

•  patronizing,

•  plumping (for),

•  plunking (for)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disproving,

•  rebutting,

•  refuting

2: to pay the living expenses of;

  * e.g., " ... a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary "

•  Synonyms : 

•  keeping,

•  maintaining,

•  providing (for)

•  Antonyms : 

•  hindering

3: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;

  * e.g., " ... pillars supporting the bridge "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bearing,

•  bolstering,

•  bracing,

•  buttressing,

•  carrying,

•  propping (up),

•  shoring (up),

•  staying,

•  sustaining,

•  undergirding,

•  underpinning,

•  upholding

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to promote the interests or cause of;

  * e.g., " ... though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advocate,

•  back,

•  champion,

•  endorse,

•  patronize,

•  plump (for),

•  plunk (for)

•  Antonyms : 

•  disprove,

•  rebut,

•  refute

2: to pay the living expenses of;

  * e.g., " ... a young widow supporting a sick mother as well as two small children on a teacher's salary "

•  Synonyms : 

•  keep,

•  maintain,

•  provide (for)

•  Antonyms : 

•  hinder

3: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;

  * e.g., " ... pillars supporting the bridge "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bear,

•  bolster,

•  brace,

•  buttress,

•  carry,

•  prop (up),

•  shore (up),

•  stay,

•  sustain,

•  undergird,

•  underpin,

•  uphold

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)