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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Relevance

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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

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Noun

Reaching for chatbot interactions rather than human supports in moments of emotional distress or crisis.

— Megan Kelly, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
These are upstream levers—exactly the kind of environmental and social supports that reduce the chronic disease load over time.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of supports

Noun

The district is also preparing to develop a new elementary-school literacy curriculum this school year, with the help of new state funding.

— Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Many of the students who will be returning to Georgia’s campuses this month are only able to afford school with the help of federal student loans.

— Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of help

Noun

That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.

— Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
While the Big Data + Panel tide raised pretty much every boat in the sports-TV waters, the year-to-year boosts notched by the likes of the NBA, NFL and NHL were likely a one-time phenomenon.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of boosts

Noun

Barron, last year’s first-round pick, nearly had a second interception minutes later, but the ball squirted through his hands.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
On the flight after the impromptu stop, Yeltsin sat motionless with his head in his hands, considering the bare shelves of Soviet food markets.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hands

Noun

More showers, however, will redevelop into the afternoon as the heat of the day builds and a warm front lifts north through the region.

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Now, finally, the boldest experimenters can take advantage of walls that move at the touch of a button, precision lifts, rooms that shrink and expand, projected images that can be glued to moving surfaces.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026