supportive
adjective /səˈpɔː.tɪv/
/-ˈpɔːr.t̬ɪv/ Definition
C1 showing agreement and giving encouragement: Doubts about the government's policies are being expressed even by people who have been supportive of the government in the past.Backing, supporting and defendingDefending and protecting › approving giving help and encouragement: Children with supportive parents often do better at school than those without.Kind and thoughtfulHelping and co-operating supportively /-li/ adverb Kind and thoughtfulHelping and co-operating supportiveness /-nəs/ noun [U] Kind and thoughtfulHelping and co-operating
(Definition of supportive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -backed suffix (SUPPORTED)
- bang/beat the drum idiom
- behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
- buttress verb
- carry verb (KEEP IN OPERATION)
- countenance verb
- favour noun (SUPPORT)
- favour verb
- fight your corner idiom
- recommend verb
- right behind sb idiom
- speak up for sb/sth phrasal verb
- sponsor verb
- stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
- subscribe to sth phrasal verb
- sustain verb (SUPPORT)
- sympathize verb (SUPPORT)
- sympathy noun (SUPPORT)
- take up the cudgels for/against sb/sth idiom
- word noun (TALKING)
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