supportability
definition
- noun form of support
sup·port
verb
support (verb) · supports (third person present) · supported (past tense) · supported (past participle) · supporting (present participle)
- bear all or part of the weight of; hold up:
- give assistance to, especially financially; enable to function or act:
- provide with a home and the necessities of life:
- produce enough food and water for; be capable of sustaining:
- give approval, comfort, or encouragement to:
- be actively interested in and concerned for the success of (a particular sports team):
- (of a pop or rock group or performer) function as a secondary act to (another) at a concert.
- suggest the truth of; corroborate:
- (of a computer or operating system) allow the use or operation of (a program, language, or device):
- endure; tolerate:
- a thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright:
- the action or state of bearing the weight of something or someone or of being so supported:
- material assistance:
- approval, encouragement, or comfort:
- a source of comfort or encouragement:
- technical help given to the user of a computer or other product.
- a secondary act at a pop or rock concert:
Synonyms
support,
bear,
carry,
brace,
underpin,
buttress,
reinforce,
help,
aid,
assist,
back,
underwrite,
subsidize,
fund,
finance,
succor,
bankroll,
champion,
favor,
prefer,
abet,
encourage,
defend,
sponsor,
second,
promote,
endorse,
sanction,
oppose,
maintain,
sustain,
keep,
comfort,
sustain,
encourage,
hearten,
fortify,
console,
solace,
reassure,
succor,
soothe,
advocate,
promote,
further,
champion,
back,
espouse,
recommend,
defend,
neglect,
abandon,
substantiate,
corroborate,
confirm,
verify,
prove,
validate,
authenticate,
endorse,
ratify,
document,
contradict,
undermine,
endure,
bear,
tolerate,
stand,
abide,
suffer,
stomach,
brook,
sustain,
shoulder,
weather,
pillar,
post,
prop,
underprop,
underpinning,
base,
substructure,
foundation,
brace,
buttress,
abutment,
bolster,
upright,
stay,
stand,
trestle,
crutch,
plinth,
maintenance,
keep,
sustenance,
subsistence,
contributions,
backing,
donations,
money,
subsidy,
funding,
funds,
finance,
capital,
help,
assistance,
aid,
votes,
endorsement,
sanction,
approval,
blessing,
patronage,
advocacy,
promotion,
championship,
espousal,
defense,
recommendation,
recommending,
friendship,
strengthening,
strength,
encouragement,
heartening,
fortification,
consolation,
solace,
succor,
relief,
easement,
comfort,
help,
assistance,
prop,
backbone,
mainstay,
friendship,
strengthening,
strength,
encouragement,
heartening,
fortification,
consolation,
solace,
succor,
relief,
easement,
comfort,
help,
assistance,
prop,
backbone,
mainstay