Backup
Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.
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Synonyms for Backup
Near and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Near" instead an adjective "Backup".
Nearby Word: backing
Both words in one sentence
- Sometimes the heroes may go up against near-impossible odds where they think they don't have a ghost of a chance; until their backup turns out to be the real deal.
Source: Backup from Otherworld -
It has a generous ammo supply and is often used as a backup weapon by damn near everybody.
Source: Video Game / Tribes -
They would need to be near bottomless, seeing as how it only carries one rather small melee weapon as a backup (and not even that in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz).
Source: Bottomless Magazines
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Near and Backup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/near
Backup & Near. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/near>.
Near or Backup. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/near.
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