PROP (UP) Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

prop (up)

verb

Definition of prop (up)

as in to carry

to hold up or serve as a foundation for these beams are propping up the entire roof

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as in to assist

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end invariably his strong religious faith props him up in times of crisis

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Just assume that any animal is going to carry disease, and rabies is one of them.

— Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of carry

Verb

Harpring says the city is using smaller fireworks than in previous years and has added additional staff to assist with safety, a decision made after a 10-acre fire broke out in the city earlier this year.

— Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Royals catcher Carter Jensen made a pair of strong throws to assist Lugo on the mound.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Definition of assist

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During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Developed by L3Harris Technologies under the Combat Mission Systems Support framework, the system will be operated by the command's Space Delta 3 (DEL 3) – Space Electromagnetic Warfare, with acquisition and sustainment supported by System Delta 89.

— David Szondy July 06, New Atlas, 7 July 2026

Definition of support

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Advocates say the funds would help build more than 40,000 shovel-ready affordable homes that are unable to move forward because of a financing gap and help preserve thousands of other existing units.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Ryan would love nothing more than to help convince the front office to add and give this team a chance down the stretch.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of help

Verb

At the committee hearing, Wahab said the bill is meant to increase transparency over the county’s discretionary funds by bolstering public oversight of the county’s money and adding new checks on how taxpayer funds get spent.

— Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
The motorsport vibes are further bolstered by Track mode’s properly heavy steering and the brake system’s tuning.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

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