Dictionary

supportive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /səˈpɔːtɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /səˈpo(ː)ɹtɪv/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• (Southern-England) audio
• /səˈpoətɪv/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English support Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English supportive From support + -ive.

Meanings

1. Providing support.
   • I had a very supportive coach who helped me.
   • But the most seismic change is the shift to being supportive of open access. In practice, most of the industry has collectively opposed this for the past 25 years. The Department for Transport has been particularly hostile, seeing it as little more than cherry-picking. 2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3:

Forms

Antonyms

unsupportive

Deriveds

myelosupportive · nonsupportive · supportively · supportiveness · unsupportive · neurosupportive

Synonyms

supportful

Translations (23)

de stützend (providing support) · ru подде́рживающий (providing support) · ru забо́тливый (providing support) · he תומך (providing support) · he תומכת (providing support) · nl ondersteunend (providing support) · ga coinneálach (providing support) · es alentador (providing support) · fi valmis tukemaan (providing support) · de förderlich (providing support) · es de apoyo (providing support) · ru благоскло́нный (providing support) · fr d'un grand soutien (providing support) · ru благоприя́тный (providing support) · fi tukea antava (providing support) · eo helpema (providing support) · mi taupuhipuhi (providing support) · pl wspierający (providing support) · it collaborativo (providing support) · sv stöttande (providing support) · fi kannustava (providing support) · de unterstützend (providing support) · nl behulpzaam (providing support)