BUTTRESSED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

buttressed

verb

past tense of buttress

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for a brace buttressed the wall

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as in reinforced

to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea) a mass of circumstantial evidence buttresses the prosecutor's case

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Recent Examples of buttressed 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 Magic Reservoir, which in years past has buttressed water deliveries into September, was only 37% full on Wednesday, according to the company. —

Mark Dee may 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 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 Gukesh’s calm at the board was buttressed by an unusual focus in his training, on psychology, alongside the more traditional tactical and strategic instruction. —

Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 That conversation was buttressed by one agency, Lacara, promoting Twinnin to unrepresented actors including the parents of those under the age of 18. —

Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026 For Zumthor, who collaborated with the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the process was buttressed by a mutual trust and the freedom to pursue his vision to its full extent. —

Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Mar. 2026 In the cases before the Supreme Court as well as the wage case before Hall, there is no suggestion that lawyers intentionally buttressed their arguments with phony precedents in order to win an unfair advantage. —

Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026

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An 11-year-old girl in Bahrain sustained minor wounds in an Iranian attack on Thursday, officials said.

— Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Police have not publicly identified any of the victims injured in the shooting, but said 12 people sustained gunshot wounds.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 June 2026