Synonyms of bolstered

bolstered

verb

past tense of bolster

1

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

used additional beams to bolster the ceiling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustained
• carried
• supported
• upheld
• stayed
• buttressed
• braced
• underpinned
• bore
• undergirded
• propped (up)
• steadied
• trussed
• shored (up)
• underlay

2

as in reinforced

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 & Similar Words

• reinforced
• proved
• supported
• confirmed
• backed
• corroborated
• buttressed
• established
• substantiated
• verified
• affirmed
• shored (up)
• validated
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakened
• undermined
• undercut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bolstered

The gain was bolstered by a 45 percent increase in the company’s AI Cloud and Compute businesses. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

From 1970 to 1980, its membership increased eightfold, to more than 700,000—bolstered by a push to include low-level sales associates in its membership and a rush of women joining. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

But that process would take years, and during the musicians’ time in the Soviet Union in 1985, Goldberg says they were bolstered by the refuseniks and their resistance against the regime. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Michigan State bolstered its athletic department with a $401 million contribution that included an investment in its own Spartan Ventures. — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Chaminade-Madonna bolstered its backfield by adding senior running back and Purdue commit Amos Bradford from West Broward and junior quarterback Brady Quinn from Naples Lely. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

The Lynx, bolstered by the addition of Miles, chastised the Valkyries again like a sister simply too big, too strong and too confident. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

The ultimate effect of Fedorov appeal to everyone’s better angels, is that Zelensky is weakened, the questions of his electoral legitimacy amplified, and the call for an end to the war bolstered. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

By the 1930s, office workers in the United States had betting pools bolstered by the collection of weather data. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026