Synonyms of undergirds

undergirds

verb

present tense third-person singular of undergird

as in sustains

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

the theory of evolution undergirds virtually all of modern biology

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undergirds

The vicious simplicity of this insult undergirds much of Kimmel’s taunting in the post-midterm glow. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026

Cyber researchers have used AI to detect a new vulnerability in a programming language that undergirds 70 percent of the internet. — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

However, crypto companies like Galaxy could see their shares rise as investors focus more on the infrastructure that undergirds stablecoins and other tokenized assets, per Citi. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Less apparent, though, is the dramatic shift in domestic security doctrine that undergirds these efforts. — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026

Makdisi and her husband’s decision to remain in Beirut through so many seasons of uncertainty—despite their ability to expatriate with relative ease—is the central tension that undergirds Beirut Fragments. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Something more insidious undergirds the SEC’s proposal than its immediate effect on corporate behavior. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

The second inaccuracy that undergirds this executive order is that there is rampant fraud in mail-in voting. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026

Amid this vast landscape of solutions, no one can hope to find a precise microscopic configuration that undergirds our particular macroscopic world. — Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026