Synonyms for prop
- noun
- verb
Most common
brace theatrical prop bolster buttress proposition player wad airscrew
Definitions
- n. 1
An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
They stuck a block of wood under it as a prop.
- v. 1
To support or shore up something.
Try using a phone book to prop up the table where the foot is missing.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- props → shores, buttresses, properties, bolsters…
- Past participle
- propped
Choose the right word
To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- brace Yanni brought his mother a back brace from the UK.
- bolster You need some evidence to bolster your claim.
- buttress He used evidence to buttress his claims.
- wad Tom pulled a big wad of cash out of his pocket.
By length
- 3 letters
- wad1
- 4 letters
- stay1, hold1
- 5 letters
- staff1, shore1, brace1
- 6 letters
- pillar2, uphold2, bracer2
- 7 letters
- support2, sustain2, bolster2, fulcrum2
- 8 letters
- property3, buttress2, airscrew
- 9 letters
- supporter3
- 10 letters
- propellant3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pillar2 = 2 syllables).