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 29 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for back along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for back

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.

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).

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).

On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to back, such as: advocate, ago, ahead, aid, along, anterior, around.

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