SUPPORTIVE Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word supportive. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| appreciative | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • feeling or expressive of gratitude • having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion | ||||||
| caring | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a loving feeling adjective satellite • feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others | ||||||
| comforting | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • providing freedom from worry • affording comfort or solace | ||||||
| considerate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • showing concern for the rights and feelings of others | ||||||
| constructive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development adjective satellite • emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good | ||||||
| encouraging | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • giving courage or confidence or hope adjective satellite • furnishing support and encouragement | ||||||
| helpful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • providing assistance or serving a useful function | ||||||
| inspiring | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • stimulating or exalting to the spirit | ||||||
| kind | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior noun • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality adjective satellite • agreeable, conducive to comfort • tolerant and forgiving under provocation | ||||||
| positive | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. • indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen • of or relating to positivism • reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion noun • the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution • a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject adjective satellite • persuaded of; very sure • involving advantage or good • formally laid down or imposed • impossible to deny or disprove • greater than zero • having a positive charge • marked by excessive confidence | ||||||
| reassuring | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • restoring confidence and relieving anxiety | ||||||
| sympathetic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system • expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward • (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings adjective satellite • showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity • having similar disposition and tastes • relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body | ||||||
| understanding | nounn | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||
| uplifting | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the rise of something | ||||||
| nurturing | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||