support vs provide
provide vs supportsupport is a noun but provide is not a noun.
support and provide both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| support | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| provide | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
provide is a hyponym of
support; that is, provide is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
support:
- support: support materially or financially
- provide: supply means of subsistence; earn a living
Other hyponyms of support include
fund, subsidise, subsidize, bring home the bacon, see through, patronise, patronize, sponsor.
| support (noun) | provide (noun) |
|---|---|
| aiding the cause or policy or interests of | |
| the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening | |
| documentary validation | |
| a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission | |
| the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities | |
| any device that bears the weight of another thing | |
| supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation | |
| something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest | |
| a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | |
| the financial means whereby one lives | |
| financial resources provided to make some project possible |
| support (verb) | provide (verb) |
|---|---|
| establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | take measures in preparation for |
| put up with something or somebody unpleasant | determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation |
| adopt as a belief | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance |
| argue or speak in defense of | give something useful or necessary to |
| be a regular customer or client of | supply means of subsistence; earn a living |
| be the physical support of; carry the weight of | mount or put up |
| play a subordinate role to (another performer) | make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain |
| support materially or financially | |
| give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to | |
| be behind; approve of | |
| support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm |
Words related to "support"
- O.K.
- abide
- abutment
- accept
- accompaniment
- act
- activity
- adherence
- adhesion
- advance
- advocacy
- affirm
- agree
- aid
- allow
- amenities
- anchor
- andiron
- apologise
- apologize
- approval
- approve
- approving
- arch support
- architrave
- argue
- armed forces
- armed services
- assist
- assistance
- attachment
- back
- back up
- backboard
- backbone
- backing
- backrest
- backup
- baluster
- bar
- base
- basement
- bear
- bear out
- bear up
- bearing
- bearing wall
- bedpost
- blessing
- block
- bookend
- boost
- brace
- bracket
- bread and butter
- bridge
- bring home the bacon
- brook
- buoy
- buoy up
- buttress
- buttressing
- buy at
- carry
- champion
- check
- chock
- close support
- comforts
- concord
- concur
- confirm
- conveniences
- correspond
- corroborate
- countenance
- creature comforts
- dangling
- defend
- demonstrate
- descant
- device
- digest
- discant
- document
- documentation
- dog
- dog-iron
- dramatic art
- dramatics
- dramaturgy
- encourage
- endorse
- endorsement
- endure
- establish
- excuse
- fend for
- financial backing
- financial support
- firedog
- fit
- foot
- football tee
- foothold
- footing
- footstall
- foster
- foundation
- frequent
- fund
- fundament
- funding
- furket
- further
- gibe
- give
- groundwork
- guarantee
- gunstock
- handrest
- hanger
- hanging
- harness
- harp
- headstock
- help
- hold
- hold still for
- hold up
- indorse
- indorsement
- influence
- jibe
- keep
- keep going
- keystone
- leg
- let
- lifeline
- linchpin
- live with
- livelihood
- living
- logistic assistance
- logistic support
- lynchpin
- mainstay
- maintenance
- match
- meal ticket
- military
- military machine
- military operation
- musical accompaniment
- musket rest
- nurture
- okay
- operation
- part
- patronage
- patronise
- patronize
- pay
- pedestal
- perch
- permit
- pier
- pillow block
- play
- plinth
- plump for
- plunk for
- pole
- promote
- proof
- prop
- prop up
- propping up
- protagonism
- prove
- provide
- put up
- rack
- radius
- rationalise
- rationalize
- reason
- reassurance
- reenforcement
- reinforcement
- represent
- resource
- rest
- rib
- rocker
- root
- run on
- sanction
- scaffold
- seat
- second
- see through
- shelf
- shew
- shop
- shop at
- shore
- shore up
- shoring
- shoring up
- show
- sit out
- spoke
- sponsor
- sponsorship
- stair
- stand
- stand for
- stand up
- step
- stick out
- stick up
- stirrup
- stirrup iron
- stock
- stomach
- structural member
- subscribe
- subsidise
- subsidize
- subsistence
- substantiate
- substantiation
- substructure
- suffer
- supporter
- supporting
- supporting structure
- supportive
- suspension
- sustain
- sustainment
- sustenance
- sustentation
- swallow
- tailstock
- take a joke
- take lying down
- take sides with
- take someone's side
- tally
- tee
- theater
- theatre
- tolerate
- truss
- undercarriage
- undergird
- underpin
- understructure
- uphold
- upkeep
- validate
- validation
- vamp
- verify
- voice
- vouch
- wall bracket
- war machine
- warrant
- wheel spoke
- yoke
Words related to "provide"
- accommodate
- accost
- admit
- afford
- air-condition
- air-cool
- allow
- allow for
- alphabetize
- arm
- articulate
- bed
- berth
- bewhisker
- board
- border
- bottom
- brattice
- bring home the bacon
- bush
- buy in
- calk
- canal
- canalise
- canalize
- capitalise
- capitalize
- caption
- cater
- causeway
- charge
- cleat
- cloy
- coal
- computerise
- computerize
- condition
- conform to
- constitutionalize
- copper-bottom
- corbel
- cornice
- costume
- crenel
- crenelate
- crenellate
- curtain
- dado
- date
- dish
- dish out
- dish up
- drench
- edge
- engage
- equip
- extend
- feed
- fill
- fire
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- fix up
- flood
- fret
- fuel
- fulfil
- fulfill
- fund
- furnish
- gate
- gear up
- give
- glass
- glaze
- glut
- grate
- gratify
- gutter
- hat
- headline
- headquarter
- heat
- help
- hobnail
- hook
- horse
- hydrate
- index
- indulge
- innervate
- interleave
- joint
- kern
- key
- leave
- leverage
- machicolate
- match
- meet
- nourish
- nurture
- offer
- outfit
- oversupply
- pander
- partner
- patch
- pimp
- ply
- pour
- power
- prepare
- procure
- provident
- provider
- provision
- pump
- purvey
- put up
- qualify
- rafter
- rail
- railroad
- ramp
- ready
- reflectorise
- reflectorize
- regale
- render
- retrofit
- rim
- sanitate
- satisfy
- scant
- seat
- serve
- serve up
- set
- set up
- shelter
- shower
- signalise
- signalize
- skimp
- slat
- solicit
- specify
- staff
- step
- stint
- stipulate
- stock
- stock up
- subtitle
- supplement
- supply
- support
- surfeit
- sustain
- tap
- terrace
- terrasse
- theme
- ticket
- toggle
- tool
- top
- top out
- transistorise
- transistorize
- treat
- tube
- underlay
- uniform
- upholster
- victual
- wage
- water
- wharf
- whisker
- wive
- yield
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