buttressed

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore B words

supported or reinforced by additional evidence or structure

In a sentence

Buttressed in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing buttressed in a sentence.

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

Synonyms

reinforcedsupportedbolsteredfortified

Antonyms

underminedweakened

Keep going

marked by riotous, unrestrained revelry and drunken festivity

to pester or harass someone persistently

light, playful, and witty banter

to confuse or perplex thoroughly

threatening harm or menacing in a sinister way

to hesitate or refuse to proceed with something

to swell or puff out, or to increase rapidly in amount or size

lacking originality and so dull or commonplace

Common questions

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.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.