nonsupporting

Examples

• All

• The nonsupporting walls in the building are purely decorative.

• Her comments were nonsupporting and did not help the team solve the problem.

• The nonsupporting wall can be safely removed during renovation.

• In the structure, only the main beams are load-bearing; the rest are nonsupporting elements.

• This design includes nonsupporting elements that do not contribute to stability.

• In architecture, the nonsupporting beam is used only for aesthetics and does not carry any weight.

• The committee's nonsupporting remarks did little to advance the discussion on the proposed project.

Synonyms

U

unhelpful

vsnonsupporting

17 3.0

Not giving useful help or advice

emphasizes lack of useful help not physical or formal backing

U

unsupportive

vsnonsupporting

4 5.0

Does not give help or support to someone

focuses on absence of personal help rather than structural failure

U

unsupported

vsnonsupporting

1 3.9

Not held up by anything and likely to fall

is broader, covering both lack of help and lack of physical backing

U

unaccommodating

vsnonsupporting

7.0

Not willing to help or change plans for others

describes refusal or unwillingness rather than structural or neutral absence

Antonyms

S

supporting

2.1

Giving help or comfort to someone who needs it

How Supportive

helpful

689 1.0

supportive

348 2.8

nonsupporting

5.3

opposing

15 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology