Limb and Support

Limb

Limb noun - A major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant.

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Support and limb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a noun "Limb".

Nearby Words: limber, limbless, limbed, limbing

Support noun - A structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else.

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Limb and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limb" instead a noun "Support".

good	good limb	good support
full	full limb	full support
complete	complete limb	complete support
main	main limb	main support
Other adjectives: new, major, extra, additional.

Brutal Doom has locational damage (such as headshot and limb damaging) programmed to an engine that wasn't known to support such feature.

Source: Sugar Wiki / Genius Programming
A single Confusion can cause your entire group to self-destruct as the frontline fighters arbitrarily decide they'd like to massacre the missile support rather than fight their actual enemies, meaning you get torn limb from limb by the mages' friends.

Source: Demonic Spiders / Role-Playing Games
The most recent patch added support for realistic pilot injuries: Your avatar can injure each limb separately, which affects how well the plane can be controlled.

Source: Video Game / IL-2 Sturmovik

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Support and Limb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/limb/support

Limb & Support. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/limb/support>.

Support or Limb. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/limb/support.

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