buttressed
Given structural support
Buttressed means supported or reinforced, from the architectural buttress—a structure built against a wall to strengthen it.
The word appears most often in figurative contexts: an argument buttressed by evidence, a claim buttressed by data, a position buttressed by precedent.
Something buttressed has external support propping it up.
Underlying support structure
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- footingSecure ground position
- anchoredFixed securely in position
stabilized · braced · shored · propped · reinforced · load-bearing · framework · substructure
Gave aid or backing
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- corroboratedConfirmed as true
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- backedGave support to
upheld · confirmed · bolstered · strengthened · defended · justified · evidenced · documented
Moving through air
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- ribbedWith raised parallel lines
- apseVaulted church recess
nave · transept · pinnacle · spire · clerestory · wall · pier · masonry
foundation
Underlying support structure
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- footingSecure ground position
anchored · stabilized · braced · shored · propped · reinforced · load-bearing · framework · substructure · grounded
supported
Gave aid or backing
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- corroboratedConfirmed as true
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
backed · upheld · confirmed · bolstered · strengthened · defended · justified · evidenced · documented · reasoned
flying
Moving through air
apse · nave · transept · pinnacle · spire · clerestory · wall · pier · masonry · stonework
encouraged
Gave support and confidence
reassured · emboldened · heartened · comforted · steadied · empowered · buoyed · lifted · fortified · rallied
rampart
Fortified defensive wall
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
parapet · bulwark · barricade · garrison · stockade · palisade · redoubt · embattlement · defended · walled
buttressedunsupported
Lacking backing or proof
unbraced · unpropped · freestanding · unshored · unstayed
buttressedweakened
Made less capable
undermined · destabilized · compromised · eroded · damaged
buttressedunsupported
Lacking backing or proof
unsubstantiated · weakened · undermined · unfounded · groundless
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
- flying buttressesExternal arched wall supports
- buttress rootsFlared tree base extensions