Synonyms of buttressed

buttressed

verb

past tense of buttress

1

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

a brace buttressed the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in reinforced

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

a mass of circumstantial evidence buttresses the prosecutor's case

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakened
• undermined
• undercut

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buttressed

The bridge was closed for months as crews buttressed the span. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

The music recalled the angst and coldness of Carpenter’s movie scores but with more robust arrangements, buttressed by Davies’ guitar. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

Such realism, buttressed by frank discussions of perimenopause and other facts of midlife, helps rather than hinders the show’s ability to transport. — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 July 2026

In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026

Only the walls remain, buttressed with beams. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026

Two Runner is buttressed by a cavalcade of boisterously rootsy country acts all deeply versed in their genre’s bloodlines, who freely celebrate them with aplomb. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

Brown said what came to be known as the Local Control Funding Formula would give local educators flexibility and additional resources to design curricula that match what their pupils need to succeed, buttressed by input from local parents and civic leaders. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026

Concrete has been buttressed to prevent it from collapsing and crushing workers. — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026