BACKINGS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

backings

noun

plural of backing

as in assistances

an act or instance of helping the teacher's backing on the science project was invaluable

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as in auspices

the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking the museum exhibition would not have been possible without corporate backing

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Recent Examples of backings The company’s multiple backings have helped the troubled chipmaker bounce back after shares hit the lowest in over a decade earlier this year. — Jaures Yip, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for backings

Noun

Next, workers will install new cables, bolted into the five main branches, to stabilize the tree before removing the old supports.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Falling supports comes as more Republicans turn against the conflict.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of supports

Noun

According to the press release, proceeds will be generated through ticket sales, bar proceeds and corporate sponsorships.

— Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
The bond between the sport and prediction markets has tightened over the last month, with seven different major-league teams formalizing sponsorships with a prediction market.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of sponsorships

Noun

Before Monday, Eldridge had played first base in each of the Giants’ last 11 games, committing just one error and collecting nine assists.

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Boston had 22 points and six assists in Saturday’s 109-102 loss at the New York Liberty.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of assists

Noun

With no passing vehicles to call on for help, the pair began walking across the salt flats in search of assistance.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
At the elementary level, independence may include children organizing their own assignments, managing time, asking for help, and accepting responsibility.

— Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of help

Noun

There are a host of other incentives as well, from per diems to boosts to their retirement benefits.

— Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026
People on antidepressants saw activity boosts in their left hippocampus, which is involved in memory and stress regulation, along with the right middle occipital gyrus, which is a visual processing area.

— Korin Miller, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of boosts

Noun

That afternoon, the president, inside the exposition’s ornate Temple of Music, greeted members of the public, shaking hands and warmly inviting them to explore the fair.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Mendoza threw high to Jalen Nailor on his second play, and the ball popped into the air into the hands of San Francisco linebacker Tatum Bethune for an interception.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hands

Noun

Other amenities include four boat lifts, a heated pool, a hot tub, two outdoor kitchens, a custom fire pit and a balcony.

— Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Catering trucks, equipped with hydraulic scissor-lifts, typically deliver food and beverages to planes on the tarmac.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026