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backadjective being at or in the part of something opposite the front partshe carried all the presents in the back door, as the children were playing in the front yard aft, after, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward dorsal anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal ventral backadverbearlier than the present timethat's longer back than I can remember ago, agone(archaic), since, syne(chiefly Scottish) hence toward the opposite directionturned back for one last comment about, around, backward(or backwards), round behind, down, downward(or downwards), rearward(also rearwards)obversely, reverselyacross, athwart, counter, counterclockwise, widdershins(also withershins) clockwise, deasil toward the rearconcert security asked the crowd to move back backward(or backwards), rearward(also rearwards) astern, sternforemostanticlockwise(chiefly British), counterclockwise, left-handed, left-handedly, retrograde, reversely, widdershins(also withershins) ahead, along, forth, forward, forwards, on, onward(also onwards) before backnouna behind part or surfacethe back of the page was blank rear, reverse, tail face, forehead, forepart, front a vulnerable pointa candidate needing a loyal aide who can be relied upon to always watch his back backverbto promote the interests or cause ofshe enthusiastically backed the plan to renovate and upgrade the school's facilities advocate, champion, endorse(also indorse), patronize, plump (for), plunk (for)or plonk (for), support adopt, embrace, espouseabet, aid, assist, help, prop (up), second, side (with)backstop, bolster, boost, buttress, reinforce(also reenforce)advance, forward, furtherplug, preach, talk upbail out, deliver, rescue, save go in for, go to bat for, hold a brief for, stand up for, stick up for baffle, foil, frustrate, interfere, oppose, sabotage, thwartdesert, disappoint, fail, let down to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an enda number of influential people have already agreed to back the candidate abet, aid, assist, backstop, help, prop (up), support advance, ease, facilitate, forward, foster, further, launchchampion, endorse(also indorse), patronize, promote, sponsorattend, care (for), comfort, minister (to), succorsustainbolster, boost, buttress, reinforce(also reenforce)advise, counsel, guide, mentor, nurturebail out, deliver, rescue, saveembolden, encourage, heartenbenefit, favor, oblige, profit, serve bear a hand, to stand one in good stead hinder balk, bar, block, constrain, hamper, handicap, hold back, impede, inhibit, obstruct, restrain, stranglebaffle, foil, frustrate, inconvenience, interfere, oppose, sabotage, thwartdesert, disappoint, fail, let downdiscourage, disheartenrepress, retard, stifle, straiten, stuntdamage, harm, hurt, injure to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)the author needs to back her thesis with more facts bolster, buttress, corroborate, reinforce(also reenforce), shore (up), substantiate, support confirm, establish, prove, verifyaffirm, avouch, validate undercut, undermine, weaken v.support, uphold, advocate, back, champion mean to favor actively one that meets opposition.support is least explicit about the nature of the assistance given.supports waterfront development uphold implies extended support given to something attacked.upheld the legitimacy of the military action advocate stresses urging or pleading.advocated prison reform back suggests supporting by lending assistance to one failing or falling.refusing to back the call for sanctions champion suggests publicly defending one unjustly attacked or too weak to advocate his or her own cause.championed the rights of children before the 12th century |