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supporting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of supporting

serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something

  • scientists looking for direct supporting evidence of microscopic black holes, the existence of which is theoretical
Synonyms of supporting

confirmational, confirmatory, confirming, corroborating, corroborative, corroboratory, probative, probatory, substantiating, supportive, verifying, vindicating
Words Related to supporting

auxiliary, supplementary

beneficial, helpful
Near Antonyms of supporting

contradictory, contrary, counter, opposing
Antonyms of supporting

confuting, disproving, refuting

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