Backup
Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.
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Synonyms for Backup
Different and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Different" instead an adjective "Backup".
Nearby Word: backing
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Both words in one sentence
- A different technical implementation of the trope, since the bodies aren't actually on ice, the minds are just sitting in backup to be restored at some future date (as opposed to ASAP).
- Similarly, Wally Bruner was the Mystery Guest on a 1969 episode (the overlay showing his name looks different than the usual, suggesting that the "host as Mystery Guest" backup was retained for the syndicated run).
Source: Series / What's My Line? -
Rather than, you know, just scrapping the killer video game or loading a backup copy of the game onto a different mainframe or something.
Source: Holodeck Malfunction
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Different and Backup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/different
Backup & Different. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/different>.
Different or Backup. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/different.
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