back
The word “back” has 1 syllable: back
It's pronounced as /bæk/
What is synonym and antonym for back?
In the thesaurus, “back” has 169 synonyms and 76 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for back along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for back
- aback
- abaft
- abet
- abide by
- about
- across
- adopt
- advance
- advise
- advocate
- affirm
- aft
- after
- ago
- agone
- aid
- ally
- angel
- anticlockwise
- around
- assist
- astern
- athwart
- attend
- avouch
- back end
- back of
- backside
- backstop
- backtrack
- backward
- backwards
- bail out
- bankroll
- bear a hand
- behind
- benefit
- bolster
- boost
- buttress
- champion
- chink
- comfort
- confirm
- corroborate
- counsel
- countenance
- counter
- counterclockwise
- delayed
- deliver
- dorsal
- down
- downfall
- downward
- downwards
- drive back
- ease
- elapsed
- embolden
- embrace
- encourage
- endorse
- espouse
- establish
- extremity
- facilitate
- fall back
- far end
- favor
- final
- finance
- following
- former
- forward
- foster
- further
- give a boost
- give a leg up
- give a lift
- go in for
- go to bat for
- grubstake
- guide
- hamartia
- hearten
- help
- hind
- hinder
- hindmost
- hindpart
- hindquarters
- hold a brief for
- in the wake of
- indorse
- jugular
- launch
- left-handed
- left-handedly
- mentor
- nurture
- oblige
- obversely
- overdue
- past
- patronize
- plug
- posterior
- preach
- previous
- profit
- promote
- prove
- rear
- rearmost
- rearward
- rearwards
- recede
- reenforce
- regress
- reinforce
- repel
- repulse
- rescue
- retire
- retract
- retreat
- retrograde
- reverse
- reversely
- round
- ruin
- sanction
- save
- second
- serve
- side with
- since
- soft spot
- sponsor
- stake
- stand behind
- stand up for
- stern
- sternforemost
- stick by
- stick up for
- subsidize
- substantiate
- succor
- support
- sustain
- syne
- tail
- tail end
- tailpiece
- talk up
- to stand one in good stead
- tragic flaw
- turn tail
- underbelly
- underwrite
- undoing
- uphold
- validate
- verify
- widdershins
- withdraw
- withershins
Antonyms for back
- advance
- ahead
- along
- anterior
- attract
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- before
- beginning
- block
- clockwise
- constrain
- current
- damage
- deasil
- desert
- disappoint
- disapprove
- discourage
- dishearten
- dissuade
- face
- fail
- first
- foil
- fore
- forehead
- forepart
- forge
- forth
- forward
- forwards
- front
- frontal
- frustrate
- future
- go forward
- halt
- hamper
- handicap
- harm
- hence
- hinder
- hold back
- hurt
- impede
- inconvenience
- inhibit
- injure
- interfere
- let down
- meet
- obstruct
- on
- onward
- onwards
- oppose
- preceding
- present
- prevent
- protest
- refuse
- repress
- restrain
- retard
- sabotage
- stifle
- straiten
- strangle
- stunt
- thwart
- undercut
- undermine
- ventral
- weaken
Meanings of back
- noun
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- The keel and keelson of a ship.
- The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- Effort, usually physical.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- A ferryboat.
- verb
- To go in the reverse direction.
- To support.
- (of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- (of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- (of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- (of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To push or force backwards.
- To get upon the back of; to mount.
- To place or seat upon the back.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- (of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- To row backward with (oars).
- adjective
- Near the rear.
- Not current.
- Far from the main area.
- In arrear; overdue.
- Moving or operating backward.
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- adverb
- To or in a previous condition or place.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- In a manner that impedes.
- In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- Earlier, ago.
Example Sentences
- I'll meet you out back after the party.
- The cat jumped off the fence and landed on its back.
- Can you please put the book back on the shelf?
- She took a step back to get a better view of the painting.
- He leaned back in his chair and sighed.
On this page you'll find 245 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to back, such as: aback, abaft, abet, abide by, about, across, adopt.
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Related Words
abaft
- aft
- after
- astern
- back
- back of
- backward
- backwards
- behind
- in back of
- posteriorly
- rearward
- rearwards
- sternward
- sternwards
abandon
- abandonment
- abdicate
- abjure
- abort
- abrogate
- annul
- ardor
- back out
- bail out
- bask
- blank check
- bow out
- break off
- break up
- call
- call off
- cancel
- carelessness
- carte blanche
- casualness
- cease
- chicken out
- close
- conclude
- cop out
- countermand
- cry off
- cut loose
- cut off
- deliver
- desert
- discard
- discontinue
- disown
- disregard
- distance
- ditch
- drop
- drop out
- duck
- dump
- dust
- ease
- end
- enthusiasm
- escape
- excess
- excessiveness
- expire
- exuberance
- fervor
- finish
- flake out
- fling
- fly the coop
- forget
- forsake
- free hand
- freedom
- give up
- give up the ship
- halt
- hand over
- hang it up
- heedlessness
- hold back
- ignore
- immoderacy
- impulse
- impulsiveness
- impulsivity
- incontinence
- indiscretion
- indulge
- indulgence
- insouciance
- intemperance
- interrupt
- invalidate
- jettison
- jilt
- junk
- kiss goodbye
- knock off
- leave
- leave behind
- leave off
- leg it
- let go
- licentiousness
- lightheartedness
- luxuriate
- maroon
- naturalness
- neglect
- nullify
- offhandedness
- opt out
- overdo
- overindulge
- pause
- permissiveness
- pull out
- quit
- recall
- recant
- recklessness
- reject
- relinquish
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- revel
- reverse
- revoke
- roll
- roll back
- run out on
- sacrifice
- scrap
- screw
- scrub
- shed
- ship out
- shut off
- spirit
- spontaneity
- spontaneousness
- stop
- storm out
- strand
- surrender
- suspend
- take a powder
- take a walk
- take back
- taper off
- terminate
- thoughtlessness
- throw away
- throw out
- throw over
- throw up
- unconstraint
- uninhibitedness
- unrestraint
- unself-consciousness
- vacate
- void
- walk away from
- walk out on
- wallow
- wantonness
- warmth
- wash hands of
- wildness
- wind up
- withdraw
- wrap up
- write off
- yield
- zeal
- zealotry
- zealousness
abandoned
- abjured
- aborted
- abrogated
- alone
- annulled
- barbaric
- basked
- broke off
- broke up
- called
- called off
- canceled
- cancelled
- cast aside
- cast away
- cast-off
- castaway
- ceased
- closed
- concluded
- corrupt
- countermanded
- cried off
- cut off
- delivered
- depraved
- derelict
- deserted
- desolate
- discarded
- discontinued
- disowned
- disregarded
- dissipated
- dissolute
- distanced
- disused
- ditched
- dropped
- dumped
- eighty-sixed
- eliminated
- empty
- ended
- escaped
- expired
- finished
- flung
- forgot
- forgotten
- forsaken
- forsook
- gave up
- given up
- godforsaken
- halted
- handed over
- held back
- hog wild
- hung it up
- idle
- ignored
- immoral
- incontinent
- incorrigible
- indulged
- intemperate
- interrupted
- invalidated
- jettisoned
- jilted
- junked
- knocked off
- left
- left in the cold
- left in the lurch
- left off
- licentious
- luxuriated
- marooned
- miserable
- neglected
- nullified
- outcast
- overdid
- overindulged
- passed up
- paused
- pigeon-holed
- profligate
- quit
- quitted
- rampant
- raw
- recalled
- recanted
- refuse
- rejected
- relinquished
- renounced
- repealed
- repudiated
- rescinded
- retracted
- reveled
- revelled
- reversed
- revoked
- riotous
- rolled
- rolled back
- runaway
- sacrificed
- scrapped
- scrubbed
- shabby
- shameless
- shed
- shunned
- shut off
- side-tracked
- sidelined
- sinful
- stopped
- stranded
- surrendered
- suspended
- tapered off
- terminated
- threw away
- threw out
- threw up
- took back
- unattended
- unbounded
- unbridled
- unchecked
- uncontrollable
- uncontrolled
- ungovernable
- unhampered
- unhindered
- uninhibited
- unoccupied
- unprincipled
- unrestrained
- untended
- vacant
- vacated
- void
- voided
- walked away from
- walked out on
- wallowed
- wanton
- waste
- wicked
- wild
- winded up
- withdrew
- wound up
- wrapped up
- wretched
- wrote off
- yielded
abandoner
- apostate
- backslider
- betrayer
- come-outer
- defector
- defier
- deserter
- discontent
- dissident
- double-crosser
- dropout
- escapee
- exile
- forsaker
- fugitive
- heretic
- iconoclast
- insurgent
- insurrectionary
- insurrectionist
- leaver
- malcontent
- mutineer
- outlaw
- quisling
- rebel
- recreant
- recusant
- red
- refugee
- refusenik
- refuser
- refusnik
- renegade
- revolter
- revolutionary
- revolutionist
- revolutionizer
- schismatic
- snake
- snake in the grass
- tergiversator
- traitor
- traitoress
- traitress
- turnabout
- turncoat
abandoning
- abandonment
- abjuring
- abolishing
- abolition
- aborting
- abrogating
- abrogation
- annulling
- annulment
- basking
- breaking off
- breaking up
- calling
- calling off
- canceling
- cancelling
- ceasing
- closing
- concluding
- countermanding
- crying off
- cutting off
- deletion
- delivering
- deserting
- discarding
- discontinuing
- disowning
- disregarding
- dissolution
- dissolving
- distancing
- ditching
- dropping
- dumping
- elimination
- ending
- escaping
- expiring
- finishing
- flinging
- forgetting
- forsaking
- giving up
- halting
- handing over
- hanging it up
- holding back
- ignoring
- indulging
- interrupting
- invalidating
- invalidation
- jettisoning
- junking
- knocking off
- leaving
- leaving off
- luxuriating
- marooning
- neglecting
- nullification
- nullifying
- overdoing
- overindulging
- overruling
- pausing
- quashing
- quitting
- recall
- recalling
- recanting
- rejecting
- relinquishing
- renouncing
- repeal
- repealing
- repudiating
- repudiation
- rescinding
- retirement
- retracting
- retraction
- reveling
- revelling
- reversal
- reversing
- revocation
- revoking
- rolling
- rolling back
- sacrificing
- scrapping
- scrubbing
- shedding
- shutting off
- stopping
- stranding
- surrendering
- suspending
- taking back
- tapering off
- terminating
- throwing away
- throwing out
- throwing up
- undoing
- vacating
- voiding
- walking away from
- walking out on
- wallowing
- winding up
- withdrawing
- wrapping up
- writing off
- yielding