English adjective: supporting | |||
1. | supporting furnishing support and encouragement | ||
Samples | The anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher. | ||
Synonyms | encouraging | ||
Similar | supportive | ||
Antonyms | unsupportive | ||
2. | supporting capable of bearing a structural load | ||
Samples | A supporting wall. | ||
Synonyms | load-bearing | ||
Similar | bearing | ||
Antonyms | nonbearing | ||
English noun: supporting | |||
1. | supporting (act) the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening | ||
Samples | He leaned against the wall for support. | ||
Synonyms | support | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dangling, hanging, propping up, shoring, shoring up, suspension | ||