Synonyms for back up
back up

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1. support, back upverb

   give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to

   "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"

   Synonyms:
   digest, abide, congest, tolerate, choke, foul, support, plunk for, hold up, endure, choke off, back, stick out, back down, clog, fend for, patronise, clog up, keep going, put up, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, back off, affirm, subscribe, brook, indorse, suffer, stand, sustain, patronize, underpin, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, bear

2. back up, back off, back downverb

   move backwards from a certain position

   "The bully had to back down"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, back off, chicken out, bow out, support, back down, clog up, congest, pull out, choke

3. back, back upverb

   establish as valid or genuine

   "Can you back up your claims?"

   Synonyms:
   second, bet on, gage, foul, clog up, plump for, support, congest, back off, plunk for, game, choke off, back, indorse, stake, choke, clog, punt, endorse, back down

4. back upverb

   make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy

   "You'd better back up these files!"

   Synonyms:
   back, choke off, foul, clog, back off, support, back down, clog up, congest, choke

5. clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foulverb

   become or cause to become obstructed

   "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

   Synonyms:
   contaminate, drop dead, strangle, pop off, gag, buy the farm, give-up the ghost, clot, choke, foul, throttle, support, cash in one's chips, fret, befoul, kick the bucket, expire, choke off, back, pass away, perish, croak, clog, conk, asphyxiate, defile, clog up, snuff it, decease, maculate, back down, go, choke down, constipate, pass, exit, back off, die, pollute, suffocate, overload, congest, scrag, stifle, choke back

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1. back up

   Synonyms:
   support, sustain, assist, aid, help, BACK

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1. John Monos:

   When people came close to Mica they'd instinctively back up, as if they were invading her personal space, these incredibly visceral reactions to Mica completely realigned Magic Leap test subjects priorities. Magic Leap test subjects goal is nothing short of the most realistic human experience in spatial computing.

2. Liz Young:

   For survival and keeping up with market trends, companies do have to look at what their most profitable lines of business are and where they should spend most of their time and focus, competition is fierce. Sometimes you have to break it down to build it back up.

3. Brett Favre:

   Seeing ghosts is, I thought the guy was blitzing, I saw the safety back up into deep coverage, and then you watch the film and thats not the case, its really nothing other than being a young player, being exposed to a lot of stuff, and really not so much thrown to the wolves, I dont think [Jets head coach] Adam Gase did anything wrong.

4. Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin:

   Most wars, you get this tit-for-tat that goes in this spiral, and then suddenly each side has its back up and you can't back down, and you inadvertently fall into war, i think we are at very high risk of doing right now. So, it's not just about intent. It's our actions mean something beyond our control.

5. Delta Air Lines on Friday:

   While we understand that our best customer service was not reflected in how the incident was handled, we disagree with the Department of Transportation's contention that Delta Air Lines on Friday engaged in discriminatory conduct, for that reason, we have worked to improve our investigative process since these incidents and we have supporting programs, policies, training and procedures that back up our commitments in this area.