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backup

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Synonyms and Antonyms of backup

1 a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement

there was the inevitable backup of travelers trying to pass through airport security

Synonyms of backup

bottleneck, jam, jam-up, logjam, snarl, tailback [British], tie-up

Words Related to backup

congestion, traffic

crawl, delay, slowdown, stoppage

2 a person or thing that takes the place of another

you didn't get the lead position, but you can be the backup to the chosen singer

Synonyms of backup

cover, designated hitter, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub, substitute

Words Related to backup

alternate, understudy

apology, makeshift, stopgap

agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate

assistant, reliever, second

successor, superseder

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