Backing

/ˈbæk.ɪŋ(ɡ)/

Synonyms for "backing" (429 found)

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Noun(19 words)

backup support accompaniment accompanyingact supportivelyaid ancillary approvals assist auspiceback layerbacking layerbacks bankrolling bankrolls bolsters buttresses buttressmentcampus solidarity

abetmentabout faceabout-face about-turn advance advocacy advocate advocating aegis affirmation aid alpenstockangular motionapproval approving arm ascending ascent assistanceathletic supporter

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attestation auspices authentication auxiliaryaxial motionbackback trackback trailbackbone backflowingbacking offbacking outbacking upbacksliding backupbackward motionbandeau bearer bearingbearing outbibliofilm bibliopegybinder boardbinding bipackblack-and-white filmbolsteringbook clothbook coverbook jacketbookbinding bookcase bra brace bracer bracket brassierebrownian movementbushing buttress buttressing cane capitalization care career carriage carrier

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Noun(31 words)

carry weightchampioning championshipclaim supportcorroborative countenancesdata supportsegis endorse endorsement endorsements endorsing espousingexpress supportfavors favourfinancial backingfinancial supportfrench soutienfund

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fundingfunding policy phrasefurring furtherance guaranteeshighly supportedimprimatur indorsement indorsements liningmarshal support

carrying cartridge case casemaking casing-in certification cervix championship charity chassis circumstantiation climbing collatingcollating markcolor filmcolor negative filmconfirmation cooperation corroborationcorroboratory evidence

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corset countenance course cover crook crutch currentdeficit financingdescending descent disenchantment documentation dopedownward motiondrift driftagedry platedust coverdust jacketebbing emulsion encouragement endorsement favor favorable favoring filmfinancial backingfinancial supportfinancing flightflip flopflip-flop flow flux folding footband fortificationforward motionfosteragefoundation garmentframe fulcrum funding funds furtherance gathering girdle gluing-off goodwill grant grubstake guidance guy guywirehard bindingheadband helpin favor ofinfrastructure inside interest investment jacket jock jockstrap lapselibrary bindinglining lining-up mainstay maintainer maintenance

Adjective(3 words)

constant supportcorporate sponsorshipevidential support

Preposition(1 words)

in favor

Verb(1 words)

indorsing

Related words (214)

mast meanmechanical bindingmicrofilm moneymonochromatic filmmoral supportmotion-picture filmmount mounting neck negative niggerheadoblique motionoffice ongoing onrushorthochromatic filmpackpanchromatic film

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passage patronage patronizationperfect bindingphotographic paperplastic bindingplate plunging principalprinting paperpro progress promotion proof prop provingproving outprovision of capitalpsychological supportradial motionrandom motionratification recidivation recidivism reclamation recommendation reconversion reflowing refluence reflux regress regression rehabilitation reinforce reinforcement reinforcer reinstatement relapse reliance restresting placerestitution restoration retrocession retrogradation retrogression retroversion return returning reversal reverse reversing reversion reverting revulsion rigging right-aboutright-about-facerising roll rounding run rushsaddle stitchingsanction secondingsecurity blanketset setting sewing shoulder shroudside sewingsideward motionsignature sinking skeleton slipcase slipcoverslipping backsmashingsmyth sewingsoaringsoft bindingsound filmsound tracksound-on-filmsoundstripe spinespiral bindingsponsorship sprit staff stake stampingstanding riggingstapling start stave stay sternway stick stiffener stream strengthener strengthening subsiding subsidy substantiation subvention succor support supporter supportingsupporting evidencesupportive relationshipsupportive therapysustainer sustaining sustainment sustenance sustentation swingaround sympathy tailband tipping traject trajet trend trimming tripack turn turnabout turnaround tutelage underframe undergirding upholder upholding upkeepupward motionvalidation vehicle verificationvolte facevolte-facewalking stickwell-disposed well-inclinedwire stitchingwrapper

Adjective(2 words)

monetary supportpublic endorsement

Determiner(1 words)

more support

Noun(33 words)

mountofficial endorsementpasteboard patronagepolicy supportprop upproppingpublic sympathyrear layerrecede recommendation reinforcements reinforcing retreat reverse rootingsignify approvalsolidarities solidarization sponsoring

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sponsorshipsubstantiation of claimssuccour supplementarysupporting materialsupporting vocalssupportive supportiveness supports underwritingweight behind argumentwell supportedwithdraw

Verb(7 words)

provide supportpush forward a proposalreceive assistanceshows evidenceundergirduphold a claimwin support

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More general

23 entries

accompaniment approval approving bed blessing coveringdescriptive termintransitive verblayerlayer descriptormaterialmaterial descriptormodifiermove verbmusic descriptormusical arrangement

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More specific

21 entries

backing bandbacking fabricbacking paperbacking trackbacking vocalbacking vocalscardboard backingendorse endorsingfabric backingfinancial backingfoam backingfundmoral backingreinforcing retreat

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Collocations

12 entries

backing databacking fabricbacking materialbacking paperbacking trackbacking vocalsbroad backingfinancial backingmoral backingpolitical backingpublic backingstrong backing

Inflections

5 entries

backed backings backsmore backingmost backing

Derivations

6 entries

backed backer backings backs backup backward

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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I'm fed up with always backing you up.

Source: tatoeba (31395)

The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.

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You are backing yourself into a bad emotional corner.

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He has the backing of a certain politician.

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