Synonyms of buttressed

buttressed

verb

past tense of buttress

1

as in bolstered

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

a brace buttressed the wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermined
• weakened
• undercut

• undermined
• weakened
• undercut