lending support
- backingAid or sponsorship
- helpingSingle portion given
- bolsteringStrengthening or supporting
- reinforcingMaking more robust
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
advocating · encouraging · uplifting · assisting · rallying · standing · shoulder · solidarity · ally · boost · strengthen · prop · buttress · undergird · endorsing · cheering · rooting · foundation
assistance vs. obstruction
lending supportundermining
Weakening by covert means
sabotaging · opposing · hindering · obstructing · impeding
affirmation vs. opposition
lending supportopposing
Standing against something
denouncing · condemning · attacking · criticizing · turning against
engagement vs. disengagement
lending supportabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
neglecting · turning a blind eye · washing one's hands of · hanging out to dry · walking away