Backing and Following

Backing

Backing noun - An act or instance of helping.

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Following and backing are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Following" with "Backing", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: back, background, backer, backup, backed

Following

Following noun - A body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person.

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Synonyms for Following

Antonyms for Following

Backing and following are semantically related in supporters topic. Sometimes you can use "Backing" instead a noun "Following", if it concerns topics such as body of support.

Nearby Words: follow, follower, followed

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How words are described

good	good backing	good following
female	female backing	female following
current	current backing	current following
considerable	considerable backing	considerable following
Other adjectives: substantial, strong, actual, entire, vocal, massive, little, major.

Both words in one sentence

This basically resulted in The Ghetto becoming legally enforced on cartoons airing on the traditional networks, and the networks backing off as a result.note Except for Public Television, where cartoons had already been following similar guidelines for decades.

Source: Useful Notes / The Renaissance Age of Animation
The Dragon: The Snapper Kid has a sidekick who is always following along behind him and backing him up.

Source: Film / The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Three Chords and the Truth: Cascade has a more ambient, sparse style following the dissolution of his backing band, The Hundred Men.

Source: Music / Peter Murphy

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