underpinned by strong arguments

phrase

  1. Supported or justified by strong reasoning or evidence.

    B2

    passive past participle phrase; often follows a noun or forms a subject complementstandard

    • "The idea is underpinned by strong arguments, so I agree."B1
    • "Her conclusion was underpinned by strong arguments from recent research."B2
    • "Policies underpinned by strong arguments are more likely to gain public support."C1

Common mistakes

  • underpinned with strong arguments→underpinned by strong arguments

    Use 'by' to introduce the agent or cause.

Collocations

strong argumentunderpin a claimunderpinned by evidence

Word family

underpinunderpinningunderpinned