Undergird

Synonyms for "undergird" (101 found)

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Closest matches (21)

affirmafford supportattestauthenticatebackback upbasebearbear outbear upbedbed onbeef upbolsterbolster upbottom onbrace

Strong matches (30)

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ground onhardenholdhold upinvigorate
Verb(5 words)
brace upevidence baseform the basisfortifygrounding

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buttressempirical supportfunding streamsafeguardsshore uptheoretical grounds

Collocations

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empirical undergirdingintellectual undergirdingundergird the argumentundergird theoryundergirding framework

Inflections

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For fiction, documentary, verse, and essay, she undergirds entertaining images and stories with profound themes of ecological responsibility and challenge to the suppression of human rights.

Source: wiktionary

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