Synonyms of backstop

backstop

verb

as in to aid

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 & Similar Words

• aid
• assist
• help
• support
• back
• reinforce
• bear a hand
• forward
• abet
• bolster
• facilitate
• save
• guide
• prop (up)
• sponsor
• promote
• to stand one in good stead
• comfort
• encourage
• champion
• endorse
• benefit
• serve
• rescue
• minister (to)
• launch
• further
• buttress
• foster
• sustain
• mentor
• patronize
• counsel
• attend
• advance
• ease
• care (for)
• succor
• bail out
• advise
• profit
• nurture
• boost
• favor
• oblige
• embolden
• hearten
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• block
• restrain
• hinder
• bar
• balk
• oppose
• impede
• inhibit
• interfere
• hamper
• hold back
• thwart
• constrain
• foil
• obstruct
• fail
• baffle
• handicap
• frustrate
• strangle
• sabotage
• let down
• inconvenience
• desert
• discourage
• disappoint
• retard
• hurt
• damage
• harm
• stifle
• injure
• repress
• stunt
• dishearten
• straiten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backstop

Bombers backstop Austin Wells said so himself after the second-place Yankees missed a chance to sweep the first-place Braves and lost, 2-1, in 10 innings on Sunday. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Developers have to allocate heavy front-end capital expenditures to backstop the grid, deploying commercial uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), industrial backup generators and next-generation liquid-cooling architectures. — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

To earn the starting spot, Langeliers beat out Blue Jays backstop Alejandro Kirk in the head-to-head Phase 2 of fan voting, MLB announced Saturday. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026

Even the $625 million in federal security funding meant to backstop the cities was still being lobbied for late in the process, and, averaged across 11 hosts, wouldn’t come close to covering the bills. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026