Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supported

/səˈpɔɹtɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: sup-port-ed
IPA: /səˈpɔɹtɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Held in position, especially from below.

adj

Furnished with corroborating evidence.

adj

Helped or aided.

adj

Having supporters.

verb

simple past and past participle of support

Example Sentences

"At first his mother treated his theories as the wild ravings of inexperience. But they were so systematically arranged, and his arguments so well supported, that though still in appearance incredulous, she began to fear him."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈpɔɹtɪd/
British English: /səˈpɔːtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more supported (comparative) most supported (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsupported supportedly

Phrases

self-supported

Antonyms

unsupported

Rhymes With

reported imported transported sorted escorted purported assorted resorted aborted thwarted ported unsupported

Questions

How do you pronounce supported?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈpɔɹtɪd/.
What does supported mean?: Held in position, especially from below.

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