Backup
Backup noun - A crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement.
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Synonyms for Backup
Supporting and backup are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supporting" instead the word "Backup" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Word: backing
Supporting
Supporting noun - The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.
Backup and supporting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead the word "Supporting" as an adjective or a noun.
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- accessory and backup
- accessory and supporting
- aid and backup
- aid and supporting
- assistance and backup
- assistance and supporting
- patronage and backup
- patronage and supporting
- encouragement and backup
- encouragement and supporting
- support and backup
- support and supporting
- relief and backup
- relief and supporting
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Various supporting characters, including the Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow and Black Canary, the Elongated Man, and the current Question have appeared over the years in various backup strips.
Source: Franchise / Batman - Aya (real name: Naoki Okawa) - The Chick of the group, which is really a Wholesome Crossdresser as most of Visual Kei bands and the backup guitar supporting Lida.
Source: Music / Psycho Le Cemu - Most of the bands dissolved after the war; others reformed as smaller jazz bands, while some turned themselves into backup bands, anonymously supporting the singers who once supported them.
Source: Big Band
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Supporting and Backup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/supporting
Backup & Supporting. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/supporting>.
Supporting or Backup. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backup/supporting.
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