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bolster

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of bolster

1 to hold up or serve as a foundation for

used additional beams to bolster the ceiling

Synonyms of bolster

bear, brace, buttress, carry, prop (up), shore (up), stay, support, sustain, undergird, underpin, uphold

Words Related to bolster

steady, truss, underlie

2 to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)

a couple of tournament wins would bolster the extravagant claims that have been made on behalf of the young golfer

Synonyms of bolster

back, buttress, corroborate, reinforce (also reenforce), shore (up), substantiate, support

Words Related to bolster

confirm, establish, prove, verify

affirm, avouch, validate

Near Antonyms of bolster

undercut, undermine, weaken

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