backs

The word “backs” has 1 syllable: backs.

It's pronounced as /bæks/.

What is synonym and antonym for backs?

In the thesaurus, “backs” has 30 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for backs

advocate
advocates
aids
assist
assists
backward
bolsters
chinks
downfalls
encourage
endorse
endorses
favor
finance
helps
jugulars
proves
rear
rears
reinforces
ruins
side with
soft spots
sponsor
supports
tail
tails
underbellies
uphold
withdraw

Antonyms for backs

baffles
balks
bars
blocks
constrains
disapprove
discourage
faces
foreheads
front
fronts
frustrates
hampers
handicaps
hinder
hinders
holds back
hurt
impedes
inhibits
interferes
obstructs
oppose
opposes
protest
restrains
strangles
thwart
thwarts
undermines
weakens

Meanings of backs

noun
1. The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
2. That which is farthest away from the front.
3. Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
4. A support or resource in reserve.
5. The keel and keelson of a ship.
6. The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
7. Effort, usually physical.
8. A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
9. Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
10. 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.
11. A ferryboat.
verb
1. To go in the reverse direction.
2. To support.
3. (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.
4. (of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
5. (of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
6. (of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
7. To push or force backwards.
8. To get upon the back of; to mount.
9. To place or seat upon the back.
10. To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
11. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
12. To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
13. (of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
14. To row backward with (oars).

Example Sentences

The quarterback scans the field for open backs to pass the ball.
Hikers should distribute the weight evenly across their backs for better balance.
The team's defense relies heavily on its strong backs to thwart opposing offenses.
As the sun sets, the campers gather wood for the fire on their backs.
The bookshelf collapsed under the weight of the heavy textbooks piled on its backs.

On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to backs, such as: advocate, advocates, aids, assist, assists, backward, baffles.

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