The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word UPHELD , but the solution may also be BOLSTERED which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Supported crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| UPHELD | 22 % | 6 |
| BORNE | 18 % | 5 |
| SECONDED | 10 % | 8 |
| HELD | 6 % | 4 |
| ASSISTED | 4 % | 8 |
| STOODBY | 4 % | 7 |
| AIDED | 4 % | 5 |
| HELPED | 4 % | 6 |
| BACKED | 4 % | 6 |
| UPBORNE | 2 % | 7 |
| GOTBEHIND | 2 % | 9 |
| BRACED | 2 % | 6 |
| BORE | 2 % | 4 |
| ABETTED | 2 % | 7 |
| KEPT | 2 % | 4 |
| BOLSTERED | 2 % | 9 |
| ENDORSED | 2 % | 8 |
| CHAMPIONED | 2 % | 10 |
| ADVOCATED | 2 % | 9 |
| DEFENDED | 2 % | 8 |
| BASED | 2 % | 5 |
| SIDED | 2 % | 5 |
Why may BOLSTERED be the right solution?
"BOLSTERED" means to support or strengthen, which makes it the right answer for the clue "Supported".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Supported
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- suspended
- backed
- pendent
- based
- dangling
- corroborated
- hanging
- underhung
- founded
- verified
- braced
- subsidized
Crossword Answer definitions
UPHELD verb- To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
- To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
- To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned)
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result UPHELD
- Raised
- Supported
- Stood behind
- Supported, as an appealed decision
- Backed, as a lower court's ruling
- Sided with
- Defended, as family honor
- Emulated Atlas
- Maintained.
- Supported.
More clues leading to the result BORNE
- Brought into the world
- Carried
- Carried upon
- Held up
- Stood or carried
- Transported
- Carrying
- Withstood
- Transported, as on the wind
- Shouldered
More clues leading to the result SECONDED
- Supported
- Added support to
- Endorsed a motion
- Supported, as a motion
- Backed the motion
- Like some motions
- Stood behind
- Abetted.
- Assisted.
- Backed.
More clues leading to the result HELD
- Contained
- Maintained, as an opinion
- Committed a gridiron no-no
- Kept back
- Withstood
- Kept in jail
- Possessed
- Didn't budge
- Didn't fall
- Wouldn't let go
More clues leading to the result ASSISTED
- Lent a hand to
- Lent a hand
- Got some credit, perhaps
- Helped out on a goal
- Backed up
- Living predecessor?
- Befriended.
- Participated in a put-out.
- Helped out.
- Gave support to.
More clues leading to the result STOODBY
- Waited to be called on
- Adhered to, as a decision
- Stuck with, as a friend
- Defended
- Supported.
- Resolutely supported
- Waited for a cue
- Remained loyal to
More clues leading to the result AIDED
- Abetted
- Given a hand
- Lent a hand
- Backed
- Lent a hand to
- Backed up
- Gave a hand
- Pitched in
- Gave a leg up to
- Gave a hand to
More clues leading to the result HELPED
- Subsidized
- Gave a hand
- Facilitated
- Pitched in
- Contributed to
- Was of service.
- Assisted.
- Given succor.
- Succored.
- Relieved.
More clues leading to the result BACKED
- Chairlike
- Supported
- Sponsored
- Bankrolled
- Gave support to
- Went to bat for
- Patronized
- Assisted financially
- Endorsed
- Invested in
More clues leading to the result UPBORNE
More clues leading to the result GOTBEHIND
More clues leading to the result BRACED
- Beefed up
- Set, as for a shock
- Given support
- Held up
- Reinforced
- Added support to
- Got some reinforcements
- Made sturdier
- Prepared, as for a jolt
- Got (oneself) ready, as for a shock
More clues leading to the result BORE
- Brought forth
- Induce yawning
- Put to sleep
- See 33A
- Predictable person
- Make a tunnel
- "A person who opens his mouth and puts his feats in it," according to Henry Ford
- "It's such a ___ Being always Poor" (Langston Hughes)
- 20-Across, e.g., especially during solving
- Annoying drip
More clues leading to the result ABETTED
- Turned off the alarm, perhaps
- Helped with the heist
- Harbored a criminal
- Assisted arsonists, e.g.
- Aided in crime
- Disabled an alarm, perhaps
- Looked out for?
- Cased the joint, perhaps
- Helped in a job, perhaps
- Drove the getaway car, e.g.
More clues leading to the result KEPT
More clues leading to the result BOLSTERED
More clues leading to the result ENDORSED
- Countersigned
- Gave one's seal of approval to
- Gave campaign support to, in a way
- Sponsored
- Backed, as a candidate
- Backed
- Backed for election
- Signed over
- Sanctioned.
- Gave approval to.
More clues leading to the result CHAMPIONED
More clues leading to the result ADVOCATED
More clues leading to the result DEFENDED
More clues leading to the result BASED
- Established
- Headquartered
- Stationed
- Founded (on)
- Rooted
- Founded
- Using as a source, with "on"
- "___ on a true story"
- Predicated (on)
- Working (out of)