supported

sup·port·ed
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adjective

Held in position, especially from below.

Similar
subsidizedsubsidisedbasedbracedbuttressedgimbaledpendentpendant
Opposite
unsupported
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Meanings

adjectivesupported (comparative more supported, superlative most supported)

comparative more supported · superlative most supported

  1. Held in position, especially from below.
  2. Furnished with corroborating evidence.

    At first his mother treated his theories as the wild ravings of inexperience. But they were so systematically arranged, and his arguments so well supported, that though still in appearance incredulous, she began to fear him.

    1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter III, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 81
  3. Helped or aided.
  4. Having supporters.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of support

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unsupported
Narrower
community-supportedESA-supportedUS-supported

adjectivesustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)

Similar
subsidizedsubsidised
Opposite
unsupported

adjectiveheld up or having the weight borne especially from below

Similar
basedbracedbuttressedgimbaledpendentpendantdependent
Opposite
unsupported
Also see
basedbracedbuttresseddependentpendantpendentsubsidisedsubsidizedsupernatantsuspendedunderhungunderslung

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech podporovaný, podporovaný
  • podporovanýhelped or aided
  • podporovanýhaving supporters
German unterstützt, abgestützt
  • unterstützthelped or aided
  • abgestützthaving supporters
Hindi समर्थित, समर्थित
  • समर्थित (samarthit)helped or aided
  • समर्थित (samarthit)having supporters
Portuguese suportado
  • suportadohelped or aided
Turkish destekli, gerekçeli
  • desteklihelped or aided
  • gerekçelihelped or aided
  • desteklihaving supporters
Cite this entry
APA

supported. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supported

MLA

“supported.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supported. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supported,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supported.

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