Supporting his family was a great burden for him.
Source: tatoeba (24065)
Supporting
/səˈpɔɹtɪŋ/
Synonyms for "supporting" (112 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (33)
Verb(7 words)
Noun(8 words)
Adjective(8 words)
encouragingevidentialevidential dataevidential supportevidentiary argumentsevidentiary materialevidentiary recordsevidentiary value
Related words (56)
Noun(17 words)
facilitatingfostering school belongingfurtheringhelping gesturehelping verbpush upreaffirmingreasoning processreenforcingreinforcingrootingstabilizingstabilizing influencestrengtheningsubstantiating datasupportvindicating
favorablefavoringholdingin favor ofin support ofinstrumentalmaintainingproproppingsecondaryshoringsubstantiatingsupportivesuspensorysustainingsustentativeupholdingverificativeverifyingwell-disposed
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Adjective(10 words)
favourableload-bearingnonleadership rolenonteachingsecondary coilsubstantiating claimssupporting evidencesupportive climatesupportive servicessuspensive
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15 entriesanecdotal evidencebracingcolumn supportconfirmatorycorroboratingemotional supportempirical evidenceevidentiaryfinancial backingholdingload bearingpractical helpproppingstatistical evidencestructural support
Collocations
8 entriessupporting argumentsupporting beamssupporting datasupporting detailssupporting evidencesupporting informationsupporting materialssupporting role
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
We are not alone in supporting the plan.
Source: tatoeba (48492)
Now, one and a half billion more human beings can live on the earth's surface, supporting themselves by working for others.
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When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children.
Source: tatoeba (265334)
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