supported synonyms

supported

modif.

  1. Backed personally

    financed, promoted, sustained; see backed 1.

  2. Supported physically

    held up, propped up, braced, bolstered, borne up, floating on, floated, borne up, buoyed up, lifted up, based on, founded on, raised up, having a solid foundation; see also firm 1.

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