Backup
Backup noun - A musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts.
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Synonyms for Backup
Support is a synonym for backup in help topic. In some cases you can use "Support" instead the word "Backup" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Word: backing
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good backup | good support |
| physical | physical backup | physical support |
| full | full backup | full support |
| complete | complete backup | complete support |
| Other adjectives: sufficient, legal, proper, extensive, little, main, necessary, possible, military, extra, additional, significant, occasional, magical, orbital. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Too Dumb to Live: Kit nearly gets himself killed by charging in to "arrest Shing" with no support or backup.
Source: Film / A Better Tomorrow -
Most heroes have some sort of support or backup, but in a Badass Crew, everyone must be capable of a Moment of Awesome.
Source: Badass Crew -
In FreeSpace 2, the player can choose to partake in a recon mission in an unknown, Shivan controlled system with no backup or support and with impeccable timing being required just to get home alive.
Source: Suicide Mission
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Support and Backup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/support
Backup & Support. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/support>.
Support or Backup. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/support.
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