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 |
| BACKED | 4 % | 6 |
| ASSISTED | 4 % | 8 |
| STOODBY | 4 % | 7 |
| AIDED | 4 % | 5 |
| HELPED | 4 % | 6 |
| BASED | 2 % | 5 |
| SIDED | 2 % | 5 |
| 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 |
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 BACKED
- Chairlike
- Supported
- Sponsored
- Bankrolled
- Gave support to
- Went to bat for
- Patronized
- Assisted financially
- Endorsed
- Invested in
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 BASED
- Established
- Headquartered
- Stationed
- Founded (on)
- Rooted
- Founded
- Using as a source, with "on"
- "___ on a true story"
- Predicated (on)
- Working (out of)
More clues leading to the result SIDED
- Affiiated
- Aligned with
- Agreed
- Lop follower?
- Joined forces (with)
- On the same team (with)
- Was an ally
- Allied
- Allied oneself
- Allied oneself (with)
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.