supporting

/səpˈɔɹtɪŋ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. furnishing support and encouragement
   “the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher”
2. capable of bearing a structural load
   “a supporting wall”

noun

1. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
   “he leaned against the wall for support”

Synonyms for supporting

• encouraging
• supportive
• load-bearing
• bearing
• support

Words that rhyme with supporting

• sporting
• sorting
• thwarting
• courting
• exporting
• importing
• reporting
• snorting
• aborting
• cavorting
• consorting
• deporting
• distorting
• exhorting
• extorting
• homeporting
• nonsporting
• porting
• purporting
• resorting
• shorting
• storting
• transporting
• underreporting