Synonyms of underpins

underpins

verb

present tense third-person singular of underpin

as in sustains

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

the central beliefs that underpin a free society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustains
• supports
• carries
• bolsters
• upholds
• stays
• undergirds
• underlies
• shores (up)
• bears
• buttresses
• braces
• steadies
• props (up)
• trusses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of underpins

One example is the factorization of very large numbers, which underpins the security of RSA encryption. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Both camps were pursuing something known as the Yang-Mills problem, which concerns the math that underpins modern physics. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

That emphasis on people, not just the solutions themselves, also underpins the Global Change Award, which prioritizes developing the changemaker behind each concept, Dolva said. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Move forward, pushed backward What followed revealed just how much safe, stable housing underpins economic mobility. — Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Drawn from nearly a decade’s worth of Simon’s conversations with an actual but anonymized retired FBI agent, these encyclopedic artworks appear to revel in the research that underpins them. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

The breakthrough underpins modern drug development, because mirror-image versions of the same molecule can behave differently in the body — and can even produce different smells. — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

New data from Atlantic Council researchers Jessie Yin and Lize de Kruijf shared first with Semafor, shows the greenback still underpins most global trade and foreign-exchange transactions. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

The key 10-year Treasury yield, which underpins the cost of financing debt and taking out mortgage rates and can influence economic activity, just hit its highest level since 2002. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026