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buttress
Synonyms and Antonyms of buttress
1
something or someone to which one looks for support
anchor, dependence (also dependance), mainstay, pillar, reliance, standby
2
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else
brace, mount, mounting, prop, reinforcement, shore, spur, stay, support, underpinning
buttress
Synonyms and Antonyms of buttress
1
to hold up or serve as a foundation for
2
to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)
back, bolster, corroborate, reinforce (also reenforce), shore (up), substantiate, support
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