supportive
giving support.
providing sympathy or encouragement: His family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer.
providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary: manufacturers of supportive materials.
Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the intravenous administration of required nutriment.
Origin of supportive
1Other words from supportive
- sup·port·ive·ness, noun
- non·sup·port·ive, adjective
- un·sup·port·ive, adjective
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How to use supportive in a sentence
A comparison group of 11 people waited eight weeks, then also received the two doses of psilocybin and supportive therapy.
Psilocybin may help treat depression, a small study finds | Laura Sanders | November 17, 2020 | Science NewsIt was unclear Thursday to what extent state attorneys general, who have separately sued the companies, are supportive of the tentative settlement.
Johnson & Johnson, three other companies close in on $26 billion deal on opioid litigation | Joel Achenbach, Christopher Rowland, Katie Zezima, Aaron Davis | November 6, 2020 | Washington PostI will, of course be supportive of the new commission, and I will be supportive of the new ordinance.
Voters Approved a Much Tougher Police Oversight Board – Now What? | Sara Libby | November 5, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoResidents, though, are being very patient and supportive of the county.
San Diegans Are Worried, But They Have Not Lost Trust | Scott Lewis and Kara Grant | November 3, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMuch of that is due to a supportive culture that puts employees and families first, so that everyone can find a new balance between work and home, since everyone is at home.
British Dictionary definitions for supportive
/ (səˈpɔːtɪv) /
providing support, esp moral or emotional support
Derived forms of supportive
- supportively, adverb
- supportiveness, noun
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