Synonyms of backed

backed

verb

past tense of back

1

as in endorsed

to promote the interests or cause of

she enthusiastically backed the plan to renovate and upgrade the school's facilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endorsed
• advocated
• supported
• championed
• embraced
• adopted
• patronized
• helped
• assisted
• indorsed
• reinforced
• aided
• bolstered
• stuck up for
• buttressed
• held a brief for
• plonked (for)
• went to bat for
• went in for
• espoused
• plumped (for)
• forwarded
• backstopped
• saved
• seconded
• stood up for
• plunked (for)
• abetted
• furthered
• preached
• rescued
• reenforced
• boosted
• advanced
• plugged
• delivered
• bailed out
• propped (up)
• talked up
• sided (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• interfered
• thwarted
• frustrated
• baffled
• failed
• foiled
• sabotaged
• disappointed
• deserted
• let down

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• opposed
• interfered
• thwarted
• frustrated
• baffled
• failed
• foiled
• sabotaged
• disappointed
• deserted
• let down

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2

as in aided

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

a number of influential people have already agreed to back the candidate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aided
• assisted
• helped
• supported
• reinforced
• endorsed
• bolstered
• backstopped
• abetted
• sponsored
• saved
• promoted
• guided
• facilitated
• launched
• championed
• encouraged
• forwarded
• furthered
• buttressed
• bore a hand
• comforted
• fostered
• eased
• sustained
• attended
• rescued
• benefited
• patronized
• stood one in good stead
• served
• advanced
• propped (up)
• indorsed
• succored
• advised
• nurtured
• emboldened
• boosted
• mentored
• reenforced
• profited
• favored
• obliged
• counseled
• delivered
• benefitted
• bailed out
• heartened
• counselled
• ministered (to)
• cared (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• blocked
• hindered
• barred
• restrained
• hampered
• balked
• constrained
• obstructed
• inhibited
• interfered
• impeded
• failed
• thwarted
• held back
• handicapped
• strangled
• foiled
• frustrated
• disappointed
• baffled
• deserted
• discouraged
• sabotaged
• let down
• damaged
• disheartened
• stifled
• inconvenienced
• injured
• retarded
• hurt
• harmed
• stunted
• repressed
• straitened

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• opposed
• blocked
• hindered
• barred
• restrained
• hampered
• balked
• constrained
• obstructed
• inhibited
• interfered
• impeded
• failed
• thwarted
• held back
• handicapped
• strangled
• foiled
• frustrated
• disappointed
• baffled
• deserted
• discouraged
• sabotaged
• let down
• damaged
• disheartened
• stifled
• inconvenienced
• injured
• retarded
• hurt
• harmed
• stunted
• repressed
• straitened

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3

as in reinforced

to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)

the author needs to back her thesis with more facts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reinforced
• bolstered
• supported
• proved
• buttressed
• corroborated
• confirmed
• established
• reenforced
• substantiated
• verified
• affirmed
• validated
• shored (up)
• avouched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermined
• weakened
• undercut

• undermined
• weakened
• undercut