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Synonyms for nourish

Most common

feed sustain cultivate nurture

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

2. Aliment

nutrify, aliment dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.

  2. v. 2

    To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.

Related words

Word family
nourishing nourishment

Forms

Past participle
nourished
e.g. nourished → nurtured, sustained, cultivated, maintained…

Example sentences

  • feed Mothers starved themselves to feed their children.
  • sustain Algeria needs to sustain a better level of growth.
  • cultivate I continuously find ways to cultivate my passions.
  • nurture You need patience to nurture new skills and talents.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
nourishrising
feedfalling
sustainsteady
cultivaterising
nurturerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
feed1
5 letters
nurse1
6 letters
foster2
7 letters
support2, promote2, sustain2, cherish2, nurture2, aliment, nutrify
8 letters
maintain2
9 letters
encourage3, entertain3, cultivate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foster2 = 2 syllables).