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Synonyms & Antonyms of back
(Entry 1 of 4)
- turned back for one last comment
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- across,
- athwart,
- counter,
- counterclockwise,
- widdershins
- (also withershins)
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- concert security asked the crowd to move back
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- anticlockwise
- [chiefly British],
- counterclockwise,
- left-handed,
- left-handedly,
- retrograde,
- reversely,
- widdershins
- (also withershins)
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back
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of back (Entry 2 of 4)
- a candidate needing a loyal aide who can be relied upon to always watch his back
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of back (Entry 3 of 4)
- she enthusiastically backed the plan to renovate and upgrade the school's facilities
Synonyms for back
- advocate,
- champion,
- endorse
- (also indorse),
- patronize,
- plump (for),
- plunk (for)
- or plonk (for),
- support
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- a number of influential people have already agreed to back the candidate
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- the author needs to back her thesis with more facts
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- bolster,
- buttress,
- corroborate,
- reinforce
- (also reenforce),
- shore (up),
- substantiate,
- support
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of back (Entry 4 of 4)
- she carried all the presents in the back door, as the children were playing in the front yard
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The first known use of back was before the 12th century
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