What does supportive mean?

supportive means "furnishing support or assistance".

How many syllables are in supportive?

supportive has 3 syllables: sup-por-tive. The stress falls on "por". In IPA it is /səˈpɔɹtɪv/.

What is the opposite of supportive?

The recorded antonyms are unsupportive.

Is supportive a common word?

supportive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

supportive — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
furnishing support or assistance
“a supportive family network”
“his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer”
Antonymsunsupportive
Similaraccessory accessary certificatory collateral demonstrative of encouraging

Questions about supportive

What does supportive mean?: supportive means "furnishing support or assistance".
How many syllables are in supportive?: supportive has 3 syllables: sup-por-tive. The stress falls on "por". In IPA it is /səˈpɔɹtɪv/.
What is the opposite of supportive?: The recorded antonyms are unsupportive.
Is supportive a common word?: supportive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for supportive come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
furnishing support or assistance
“a supportive family network”
“his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer”
Antonymsunsupportive
Similaraccessory accessary certificatory collateral demonstrative of encouraging

Questions about supportive

What does supportive mean?: supportive means "furnishing support or assistance".
How many syllables are in supportive?: supportive has 3 syllables: sup-por-tive. The stress falls on "por". In IPA it is /səˈpɔɹtɪv/.
What is the opposite of supportive?: The recorded antonyms are unsupportive.
Is supportive a common word?: supportive is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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