Backup
Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.
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Synonyms for Backup
Indirect and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Indirect" instead an adjective "Backup".
Nearby Word: backing
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Both words in one sentence
- But there is really no excuse for the Basilisk, who not only had a lethal reflection, but also breathed poison gas as a backup weapon (JK Rowling tweaked the Basilisk for the Harry Potter series so that indirect looks at it were nonlethal, but induced petrification).
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Indirect and Backup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/indirect
Backup & Indirect. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/indirect>.
Indirect or Backup. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/indirect.
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