buttress

How many syllables in buttress?

There are 2 syllables in the word buttress.

Divide buttress into syllables:

but · tress

How to pronounce buttress:

Synonyms for buttress:

abutment

anchor

arc-boutant

backbone

brace

buttressing

crutch

dependance

dependence

flying buttress

mainstay

pier

pillar

prop

reinforcement

reliance

shore

spine

stanchion

standby

stay

strut

support

Antonyms for buttress:

block

decrease

deduct

destabilise

destabilize

discourage

dissuade

drop

fall

halt

hinder

hurt

injure

let down

let go

lose

lower

neglect

not support

obstruct

prevent

reduce

refuse

reject

release

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