Synonyms of prop (up)

prop (up)

verb

1

as in to carry

to hold up or serve as a foundation for

these beams are propping up the entire roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carry
• sustain
• support
• shore (up)
• stay
• bolster
• uphold
• bear
• brace
• buttress
• underpin
• undergird
• steady
• underlie
• truss

2

as in to assist

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

invariably his strong religious faith props him up in times of crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assist
• aid
• help
• support
• bear a hand
• back
• to stand one in good stead
• reinforce
• abet
• minister (to)
• save
• facilitate
• care (for)
• backstop
• forward
• encourage
• promote
• bolster
• guide
• endorse
• further
• comfort
• sponsor
• foster
• benefit
• attend
• bail out
• serve
• indorse
• launch
• rescue
• sustain
• champion
• patronize
• advance
• succor
• ease
• mentor
• advise
• counsel
• boost
• nurture
• profit
• buttress
• reenforce
• favor
• oblige
• embolden
• hearten
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hinder
• hold back
• interfere
• restrain
• inhibit
• impede
• let down
• oppose
• constrain
• obstruct
• block
• hamper
• bar
• balk
• thwart
• fail
• frustrate
• strangle
• handicap
• sabotage
• inconvenience
• foil
• disappoint
• desert
• baffle
• discourage
• hurt
• retard
• harm
• damage
• injure
• repress
• stifle
• dishearten
• stunt
• straiten