Shore up and Undermine

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Shore up verb - To provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea).

Usage example: used an avalanche of statistics to shore up his claim that the state's economy is in fine shape

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Undermine is an antonym for shore up in topics: help, strengthen, maintain, hold up.

Undermine verb - Destroy property or hinder normal operations.

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Shore up is an antonym for undermine.

Nearby Word: undermining

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Undermine and Shore up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shore_up/undermine

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