Synonyms of the word

load-bearing

• adj. (chiefly construction and civil engineering) Able to support a load.
• n. The carrying of loads.

bearing

• adj. That which bears (whatever this combining form combines with).
• adj. Of a beam, column, or other device, carrying weight or load.
• n. A mechanical device that supports another part and/or reduces friction.
• n. (navigation, nautical) The horizontal angle between the direction of an object and another object, or…
• n. Relevance; a relationship or connection.
• n. One's posture, demeanor, or manner.
• n. (in the plural) Direction or relative position.
• n. (architecture) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports.
• n. (architecture) The portion of a support on which anything rests.
• n. (architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.
• n. (heraldry) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms.
• v. present participle of bear.

supporting

• adj. That supports.
• v. present participle of support.
• n. That which supports something else; a support.