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supported

supported

76 2.0
Given money or help by others
  • adjective
  • /səˈpɔrtɪd/
: apoyado
  • This notion is actually increasingly supported by neuroscience.

So it's not something that is quite supported by your social network.

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Examples

  • She felt supported by her friends during difficult times.

  • At the federal level, this is more supported by the Republicans.

    ReasonTV

  • So it's not something that is quite supported by your social network.

    Big Think

  • But I, I always felt supported from the, from the beginning.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • Now I can feel comfortable and supported and it's so stretchy.

  • Coming up, the Megyn Kelly Show is supported by Grand Canyon University.

    Megyn Kelly

  • The charity aims to create programs that are supported by community volunteers.

  • His views on the matter are supported by extensive research.

Synonyms

assisted
vssupported
42 3.2

Getting help or support when doing something

is kept going by ongoing backing rather than by direct physical means
aided
vssupported
5 3.2

Having received help from a person or thing

is maintained over time by continuous backing not by physical means

Antonyms

self-sufficient
38 3.9

Can live without help from other people

unsupported
3 3.9

Not held up by anything and likely to fall

How Supported

backed
47 2.5
supported
76 2.0
assisted
42 3.2
unsupported
3 3.9

Surface Forms

supported positive

Morphology

supported = support (transparent) = support + ed

The participial/adjectival form 'supported' meaning 'sustained by aid or backing' is a straightforward derivation from 'support' + '-ed'.

Etymology

Supported comes from Latin parts sub- 'under' and portare 'to carry', the same 'carry' root you see in transport and portable. That's why when a person or project is supported by help or money, it is 'carried' along by that help rather than by physical means.