Synonyms of underpinned

underpinned

verb

past tense of underpin

as in sustained

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

the central beliefs that underpin a free society

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustained
• bolstered
• carried
• supported
• upheld
• stayed
• buttressed
• braced
• undergirded
• bore
• propped (up)
• steadied
• trussed
• shored (up)
• underlay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of underpinned

That was a logic that underpinned MFE acquiring a controlling stake in German TV giant ProSieben last year. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

China is looking to tighten biotechnology exports, but will leave the door open for licensing deals with foreign drugmakers that have underpinned its position as a growing pharmaceutical powerhouse, Bloomberg Law reports. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Chelsea have attempted 11 shots inside the first seven minutes of games, more than any other side, but their fast starts have also been underpinned by a clinical ruthlessness in front of goal. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Yet that formula, underpinned by a staff-to-guest ratio of 6 to 1, proved intoxicating. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

And among recent film offerings are movie shot locally as the Garden State enjoys a Hollywood production boom underpinned by film tax credits and other state incentives and local hires. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

The Southern economy was underpinned by ports that traded in cotton, rice, sugar, tobacco – and enslaved people. — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Milan — The skirt to Prada is what the trench coat is to Burberry and the Bar jacket is to Dior; a defining silhouette that has underpinned every collection since co-creative director Miuccia Prada took over her family business in the late 1970s. — Scarlett Conlon, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Nearly $2 billion from venture capital investors has underpinned Zipline’s global business that has grown from flying medical supplies to food delivery for Uber. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026