Synonyms for supporting
sup·port·ing

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1. support, supportingadjective

   the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

   "he leaned against the wall for support"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, reinforcement, backing, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, bread and butter, musical accompaniment, sustenance, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihood

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive, nonbearing

2. encouraging, supportingadjective

   furnishing support and encouragement

   "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"

   Synonyms:
   load-bearing(a), supporting(a), encouraging

   Antonyms:
   nonbearing, unsupportive

3. load-bearing(a), supporting(a)adjective

   capable of bearing a structural load

   "a supporting wall"

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive, nonbearing

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1. List of paraphrases for "supporting":

   support, supportive, backing, supports, supported, sustain, endorsing, helping, sustaining, auxiliary, complementary, promoting

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1. Hampton Jr.:

   We attempt Best Supporting Actor to not walk in the footsteps but in their Black Panther Party paw steps, and not just in theory, not in a romanticized type of way( but) with our programs, with our criticisms, with our self-criticisms, with our struggles, our politics of internationalism, with the present-day Rainbow Coalition, with the Triple Cs -- the children, community and Black Panther Party Cubs -- supplying services for the people, not in a charity type of way but where people themselves can get involved and fight for their own self-determination.

2. Bill Clinton:

   They are supporting me because they know me, they know my opponent, too, that is absolutely true.

3. Ryan Mauro:

   Supporting them against Iran is akin to supporting Hamas against Al Qaeda, as someone who has been supportive of overthrowing Assad for years before the civil war, it pains me to say that overthrowing him today would only lead to much more bloodshed. The best scenario is the division of the country between the Assad regime, the Syrian Democratic Forces and Arab forces that are as close to secular-democratic as possible. And from there, we can hope that a safe alternative to Assad’s rule can eventually rise and support liberal elements to make it happen.

4. Eliot Engel:

   Of course I'm concerned, oPIC and Ex-Im have always been Republican priorities, and now they've done a flip. It's the private sector supporting U.S. foreign policy with its own funds, which is everything that conservatives should want.

5. Stacy Mitchell:

   Chicago city leaders bent over backwards to lure Walmart to the city, what they should have been doing was supporting the development of local businesses with a real commitment to the city and its residents.