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buttressed

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore B words

supported or reinforced by additional evidence or structure

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Buttressed in a sentence

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A claim buttressed by hard data is far harder to dismiss.

Synonyms
reinforcedsupportedbolsteredfortified
Antonyms
underminedweakened
Common questions

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Buttressed (adjective) means supported or reinforced by additional evidence or structure
Here is buttressed used in an example sentence: "A claim buttressed by hard data is far harder to dismiss."
Common synonyms for buttressed include reinforced, supported, bolstered, fortified.
Antonyms of buttressed include undermined, weakened.
Buttressed is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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