BUTTRESSING Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

buttressing

verb

present participle of buttress

as in sustaining

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

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as in reinforcing

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 buttressing Veteran starter Lucas Giolito joined the organization last week, buttressing a shallow rotation. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 The competition with China will hinge not on mimicking Beijing’s methods but on buttressing the core strengths of the United States. — Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025 Traffic among higher-income shoppers has grown, Kempczinski added, buttressing the company’s revenue. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025 The upstream glaciers, now without their buttressing support, flow faster toward the sea. — Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025 Any good Marxist can tell you that the ruling class of any nation will frequently make social concessions as a way of buttressing its brute political power with moral credibility. — Book Marks august 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025

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Verb

The Hurricanes took the lead back after Xavier Lucas, who was playing in his first game since sustaining an injury in the season opener, recovered a Riles fumble (forced by Ethan O’Connor).

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Two of the estimated 400 firefighters assigned to the Norte Fire were stabilized at a hospital after sustaining unspecified injuries battling the blaze, McGovern said.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sustaining

Verb

That same day, Houzz released its 2026 outdoor trends study, reinforcing the zoned-yard pattern.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers, after reinforcing their back-to-back championship roster in the offseason and entering the year as the World Series favorites, fell short.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reinforcing

Verb

The argument supporting Measure Z was signed by farmer Blair Voelz, educator Karen Rosenkilde Bayne, former Woodland City Manager Kris Kristensen, business leader Aniek Pflager and agricultural supplier Erik Wilson.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Following the meeting, Papin’s office said the state was committed to supporting businesses and that further measures would be announced shortly.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of supporting

Verb

Black, a district alumnus, is running on a platform of bolstering the district’s college and career readiness programs and boosting teacher retention.

— Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Rather than bolstering support for traditional hunting practices, the constitutional amendment could make sportsmen and women pariahs in the public’s eye and invite further ballot initiatives.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of bolstering

Verb

Protesters, many of whom have been seen carrying Palestinian flags, have set fire to historic buildings and attacked civilians.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
Mitchell Fairbarn was captured on surveillance video carrying the 27-year-old Chilean flamingo, Peachy, to his room after removing the bird from its enclosure at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in March.

— Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of carrying

Verb

In April, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion upholding an arbitrator’s findings that the union may follow the card-signing process as a path to represent the workers.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Rubio visited Portugal a day after delivering a speech in the Greek capital, Athens, urging European countries to save Western civilization by upholding the values and traditions of ancient Greece.

— Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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