Synonyms for underpin

Most common

bear out · corroborate · underlie · buttress

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To support from below with props or masonry.

   You should underpin the mine roof to prevent further collapse.

Forms

Past participle

underpinned
e.g. underpinned → supported, corroborated, underlain, buttressed…

Example sentences

• corroborate There was no one who could corroborate Sami's alibi.
• underlie What reasoning could underlie their latest decision?
• buttress He used evidence to buttress his claims.

Popularity over time

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

By length

7 letters

support²

8 letters

underlie³, buttress²

11 letters

corroborate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (support² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

étayer

Italiano

comprovare

Español

apuntalar

Català

estintolar