Support and Straiten

Support

Support verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Usage example: sent reinforcements to support the troops deployed overseas

Straiten is an antonym for support.

Straiten

Straiten verb - Squeeze together.
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Synonyms for Straiten

Support is an antonym for straiten.

Nearby Words: strait, straitening
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Straiten and Support. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/support/straiten
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