supporting
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
he leaned against the wall for support
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- shoring up hyponym
- dangling hyponym
Related & opposite
- hold up derivation
Sense 2 adjective
furnishing support and encouragement
the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher
Related & opposite
- supportive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shoring up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dangling |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | supportive |