Buttress
Buttress noun - Something or someone to which one looks for support.
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Synonyms for Buttress
Crutches and buttress are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Crutches" with "Buttress", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Words: buttressed, buttressing
Crutches
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Crutches and Buttress. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttress/crutches
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Crutches or Buttress. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buttress/crutches.
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