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supportive to vs supportive of

'Supportive to' and 'supportive of' are both commonplace English phrases, but 'supportive of' is generally more accepted and preferable. 'Supportive of' is the correct and more natural choice when expressing support for someone or something.
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supportive to

'Supportive to' is not a commonly used phrase in English. The correct preposition to use after 'supportive' is 'of'.

Incorrect usage. It is better to use 'supportive of' instead of 'supportive to' when expressing support for someone or something.
  • Jan 4, 2024 ... "Supportive of" can have a sense of meaning merely that you agree with something, whereas "supportive to" is more likely to mean that you provide actual help ...
  • Aug 8, 2009 ... My collocations dictionary suggests two prepositions - either "to" or "of". There is an example given: "They were all extremely supportive to me ...
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  • Jan 21, 2016 ... "Supportive for you" or "supportive to you"?? which one is right?
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  • Oct 2, 2021 ... My boyfriend is more supportive to other women than me and this makes me upset. He says he sees nothing in me. Am I just insecure? All ...
  • Day 19 of #QLPicADay… Someone supportive to me has gotta be my pops! :) Love you Dad!

Alternatives:

  • supportive of

supportive of

'Supportive of' is the correct and more commonly used phrase in English when expressing support for someone or something.

Correct usage. Use 'supportive of' when expressing support for someone or something.
  • Oct 23, 2024 ... Here, welfare recipients are less supportive of traditional moral principles, while social insurance participants are more so. From the ...
  • Jan 3, 2016 ... "Supportive of me" means supporting the person speaking, usually emotionally, but could also refer to financially or even physically.
  • Aug 8, 2009 ... There is a dialogue about one man. His wife says (talking about her being pregnant): "He has been incredibly supportive of me" My ...
  • Oct 2, 2024 ... Toxic positivity isn't supportive of SVT's growth. Discussion. It's generally unhelpful for humanity as well.. I'm writing this in good ...
  • Why Are Relatively Poor People Not More Supportive of Redistribution? Evidence from a Randomized Survey Experiment across Ten Countries by Christopher Hoy ...
  • I'm generally supportive of Higgs, but I don't like the prescriptive nature of it. He claims the kites interact with pheasants without any problems, ...
  • Jun 16, 2024 ... 238 likes, 2 comments - repbeccab on June 16, 2024: "My dad has always been very supportive of my political career. Here we are on my first ...
  • Nov 19, 2015 ... Men's Objectifying Media Consumption, Objectification of Women, and Attitudes Supportive of Violence Against Women. Arch Sex Behav. 2016 May ...
  • Nov 27, 2018 ... ABM's Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding: More than just a protocol revision ... The new ABM Clinical Protocol #7 could have just ...
  • ABM Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding. Breastfeed Med. 2018 Nov;13(9):559-574. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2018.29110.mha ...

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