Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
Synonyms & Antonyms of backstop
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
- the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants
Synonyms for backstop
Words Related to backstop
Phrases Synonymous with backstop
Near Antonyms for backstop
Antonyms for backstop
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about backstop
From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
The Good, The Bad, & The...
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/18/19
The words that defined the week of January 18th, 2019
Thesaurus Entries near backstop
See More Nearby EntriesCite this Entry
“Backstop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstop. Accessed 19 Sep. 2020.
Comments on backstop
What made you want to look up backstop? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Homophone Quiz
- In order to judge how people felt, the senator's office hired a firm to take a
______.
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Share backstop
Time Traveler for backstop
The first known use of backstop was in 1819
See more words from the same year