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- Dictionarysupportive/səˈpɔːtɪv/
adjective
- 1. providing encouragement or emotional help: "the staff are extremely supportive of each other" Similar Opposite
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showing agreement and giving encouragement: groups who are generally supportive of the government. approving. giving help and encouragement: Children with supportive parents often do better at school than those without. He told me it was my own fault, which wasn't very supportive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
verb. sup· port sə-ˈpȯrt. supported; supporting; supports. Synonyms of support. transitive verb. 1. : to endure bravely or quietly : bear. 2. a (1) : to promote the interests or cause of. (2) : to uphold or defend as valid or right : advocate. supports fair play. (3) : to argue or vote for. supported the motion to lower taxes. b (1) : assist, help.
To be supportive is to give help or assistance, or to hold something or someone up. If your parents are supportive of your dreams to become a chef, they might enroll you in cooking classes. Supportive is a snuggly word.
If you are supportive, you are kind and helpful to someone at a difficult or unhappy time in their life. They were always supportive of each other. [+ of] Her boss was very supportive and gave her time off work to see her mum.
Supportive definition: giving support. . See examples of SUPPORTIVE used in a sentence.
Meaning of supportive in English. supportive. adjective. us / səˈpɔːr.t̬ɪv / uk / səˈpɔː.tɪv / Add to word list. C1. showing agreement and giving encouragement: groups who are generally supportive of the government. approving. giving help and encouragement: Children with supportive parents often do better at school than those without.
Define supportive. supportive synonyms, supportive pronunciation, supportive translation, English dictionary definition of supportive. adj. Furnishing support or assistance. sup·por′tive·ly adv. sup·por′tive·ness n.
