Plug
Support
Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.
Usage example: though childless themselves, they support the local schools both by volunteering and by fiercely opposing funding cuts
Plug and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plug" instead the word "Support" as a verb or a noun.
How words are described
| special | special plug | special support |
| strong | strong plug | strong support |
| massive | massive plug | massive support |
| enthusiastic | enthusiastic plug | enthusiastic support |
| Other adjectives: new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Miss Sonny in Spectral Shadows does this when the Suburbians are being quite an annoyance in regards to Sir Jon overriding Kacey's parents' decision to pull the plug on her life support.
Source: Big "SHUT UP!" -
The plug suits in Neon Genesis Evangelion, justified as necessary for synchronization and as a life-support system for the pilots.
Source: Form-Fitting Wardrobe -
However, their incredibly low budget, equally low revenue, and lack of support meant that MLS pulled the plug on the franchise before the 2002 season.
Cite this Source
Support and Plug. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/support
Plug & Support. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/support>.
Support or Plug. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plug/support.
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