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

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

This kind of Fred-and-Ginger-meets-Laurel-and-Hardy coordination, and the trust that undergirds it, provides the authenticity in a world of red-nosed artifice. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026

Recently, plans for data center buildouts have accelerated as growing adoption of large language models such as Chat GPT stokes demand for the infrastructure that undergirds them. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 11 May 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

But changing a country, changing an entire regime, because Iran isn't just run by a strong man, there's an entire philosophy, a theocratic philosophy that undergirds the Iranian government. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026