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Supportive vs Supporting - What's the difference?

supportive | supporting |

As adjectives the difference between supportive and supporting

is that supportive is providing support while supporting is that supports.

As a verb supporting is

present participle of lang=en.

supportive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Providing support.
    • I had a very supportive coach who helped me.

    Antonyms

    * unsupportive

    supporting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That supports.

    • Derived terms

    * supporting actor * supporting aircraft * supporting arms * supporting artillery * supporting attack * supporting character

    Verb

    (head)