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supported

  • /səˈpɔɹtɪd/ US
  • /səˈpɔːtɪd/ UK
  • /səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪd/
  • /səˈpoətɪd/

adjective more supported · most supported

  1. Held in position, especially from below.
  2. Furnished with corroborating evidence. At first his mother treated his theories as the wild ravings of inexperience. But they were so systematically arranged, and his arguments so well supported, that though still in appearance incredulous, she began to fear him.
  3. Helped or aided.
  4. Having supporters.

Opposite: unsupported

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of support

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: suspended, backed, pendent, based, dangling, corroborated, hanging, underhung, founded, verified, braced, subsidized, buttressed, pendant, supernatant, nourished

adjective

Opposite: unsupported

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adj helped or aided

हिन्दीसमर्थित samarthit
Portuguêssuportado
Deutschunterstützt

adj having supporters

हिन्दीसमर्थित samarthit
Deutschabgestützt

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supported. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supported

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"supported." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supported.

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@misc{supported_2026,
  title = {supported},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supported},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}