Synonyms of buttress

buttress 1 of 2

noun

1

as in anchor

something or someone to which one looks for support

the mother had always been the buttress of our family in trying times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anchor
• pillar
• backbone
• reliance
• dependance
• crutch
• mainstay
• standby
• dependence
• spine
• refuge
• right hand
• prop
• anchorage
• handmaid
• stay
• sinew(s)
• handmaiden
• harbor
• bolsterer

2

as in support

a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else

after the wall collapsed, the construction company agreed to rebuild it with a buttress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• support
• shore
• pillar
• reinforcement
• mount
• brace
• mounting
• spur
• prop
• foundation
• stay
• underpinning
• column
• crutch
• arch
• shoring
• bracket
• truss
• bolster
• pedestal
• stand
• cantilever
• peg
• pilaster
• frame
• stake
• bearing
• girder
• strut
• base
• post
• stanchion
• stilt

buttress

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verb

1

as in to sustain

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

a brace buttressed the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustain
• bolster
• support
• carry
• uphold
• stay
• brace
• underpin
• undergird
• bear
• shore (up)
• prop (up)
• underlie
• steady
• truss

2

as in to reinforce

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

a mass of circumstantial evidence buttresses the prosecutor's case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reinforce
• bolster
• prove
• support
• corroborate
• reenforce
• back
• substantiate
• establish
• confirm
• shore (up)
• verify
• affirm
• validate
• avouch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermine
• weaken
• undercut

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