underpin

Questions about underpin

What does underpin mean?

underpin means "support from beneath". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in underpin?

underpin has 3 syllables: un-der-pin. The stress falls on "un". In IPA it is /ˈʌndɚˌpɪn/.

What is another word for underpin?

Close synonyms include corroborate, bear out, support. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is underpin a common word?

underpin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with underpin?

3 words rhyme with underpin. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.