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supported

supported

1.5
Held up by something under it so it does not fall
  • adjective
  • /səˈpɔrtɪd/
translation icon : sostenido
  • The canopy is supported by poles, providing shelter from the rain.

Partially broken young black girl presenting A stemmed bowl supported by a monkey.

Examples

  • So all of the weight is supported by it's wrapping to your skull.

  • The Coliseum's stairs and seats were supported by concrete vaults.

  • We, we, we, we have an object and it's supported by some other objects.

  • And the belt there is really padded and supported back and front by straps.

  • The shelves are supported by sturdy brackets to hold heavy books.

  • The statue is supported by a strong base to prevent it from toppling over.

Synonyms

buttressed
vssupported
  • Specialized
7.4

Extra parts hold it up and make it stronger, like stone supports or strong facts

is about bearing weight from below rather than mainly adding strength
braced
vssupported
4.7

Extra supports like beams hold it so it does not move

focuses on sustaining vertical weight from below not only preventing movement

Antonyms

unsupported
1 3.9

Not held up by anything and likely to fall

How Supported

reinforced
1 3.7
braced
4.7
supported
1.5
unsupported
  • Specialized
2 4.5

Surface Forms

supported positive

Morphology

supported = support (transparent) = support + ed

The adjectival meaning 'held up' is the regular past-participle/adjectival use of 'support' + '-ed', directly following expected English morphology.

Etymology

Supported comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and portare 'to carry', and you can see the same 'carry' root in words like transport and portable. So a supported object is literally 'held up' or carried from below.