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Supportive
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Supportive
/səˈpɔːtɪv/
Providing encouragement, help, or assistance to someone.
Synonyms:
encouraging
helpful
assisting
approving
backing
Antonyms:
unsupportive
opposing
unhelpful
discouraging
Examples:
"You're always so
supportive
," I smile at her.
Her
supportive
nature made the team more cohesive.
He offered a
supportive
nod as she shared her plans.
Etymology:
Derived from the Old English
supportan
, which comes from the Latin
supportare
:
sub-
meaning
from below
or
under
and
portare
meaning
to carry
.
Usage Statistics:
14 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
Hint:
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