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Antonyms for back
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  1. backnoun

    To go in the reverse direction.

    The train backed into the station.

    Antonyms:
    front

    Synonyms:
    backside, rear

  2. backverb

    Antonyms:
    front

    Synonyms:
    reverse

  3. backadjective

    Antonyms:
    veer

  4. backadjective

    The spine and associated tissues.

    I back you all the way.

    Antonyms:
    current

    Synonyms:
    previous, former

  5. backverb

    to change direction contrary to its normal pattern (anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, clockwise in the southern)

    Fear held him back.

    Antonyms:
    main

    Synonyms:
    remote

  6. backnoun

    That which is farthest away from the front.

    He sat in the back of the room.

    Antonyms:
    front

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. back, dorsumnoun

    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

    "his back was nicely tanned"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, look, advance, face, bring forward, veer, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    cover, dorsum, rear, spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, binding, backrest, rachis, book binding

  2. rear, backnoun

    the side that goes last or is not normally seen

    "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, face, bring forward, veer, look, advance, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    fanny, binding, tail, seat, backrest, butt, dorsum, rear end, can, nates, vertebral column, fundament, posterior, buttocks, behind, stern, bottom, backside, bum, rachis, spinal column, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, spine, hind end, book binding, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, back end, cover, rear, tush, backbone

  3. back, rearnoun

    the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

    "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, veer, look, advance, face, bring forward, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    fanny, binding, tail, seat, backrest, butt, rachis, can, fundament, nates, vertebral column, rear end, posterior, buttocks, spine, stern, bottom, backside, bum, spinal column, buns, hindquarters, tail end, derriere, tooshie, dorsum, hind end, book binding, rump, keister, ass, prat, arse, back end, cover, rear, tush, backbone, behind

  4. backnoun

    (football) a person who plays in the backfield

    Antonyms:
    front, current, anterior, bring forward, advance, face, veer, look, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    cover, dorsum, rear, spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, binding, backrest, rachis, book binding

  5. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachisnoun

    the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

    "the fall broke his back"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, look, face, veer, advance, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    dorsum, cover, sticker, spikelet, mainstay, backrest, lynchpin, binding, grit, prickle, book binding, pricker, spine, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, backbone, rear, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

  6. binding, book binding, cover, backnoun

    the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

    "the book had a leather binding"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, face, look, bring forward, advance, veer, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    dressing, blanket, screen, covering, cover version, spinal column, rear, binding, rachis, covert, covering fire, spine, natural covering, cover song, screening, bandaging, concealment, top, masking, cover charge, backbone, backrest, cover, dorsum, ski binding, book binding, vertebral column

  7. backnoun

    the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

    "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, veer, bring forward, advance, look, face, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    cover, dorsum, rear, spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, binding, backrest, rachis, book binding

  8. back, backrestnoun

    a support that you can lean against while sitting

    "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, face, bring forward, advance, veer, look, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    cover, dorsum, rear, spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, binding, backrest, rachis, book binding

  9. backadjective

    (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, veer, advance, look, face, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    cover, dorsum, rear, spine, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, binding, backrest, rachis, book binding

  10. back(a)adjective

    related to or located at the back

    "the back yard"; "the back entrance"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, look, face, veer, advance, forward, ahead

  11. back(a), hind(a), hinder(a)adjective

    located at or near the back of an animal

    "back (or hind) legs"; "the hinder part of a carcass"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, face, veer, advance, look, ahead, forward

  12. back(a)verb

    of an earlier date

    "back issues of the magazine"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, look, advance, face, veer, bring forward, forward, ahead

  13. back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, supportverb

    be behind; approve of

    "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, face, advance, veer, look, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    stake, digest, abide, tolerate, bear, support, plunk for, hold up, endure, stick out, second, fend for, patronise, back up, keep going, certify, corroborate, endorse, stomach, defend, confirm, bear out, stand, affirm, game, brook, indorse, subscribe, suffer, bet on, sustain, patronize, underpin, gage, substantiate, hold, plump for, patronage, put up, punt

  14. backverb

    travel backward

    "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, look, bring forward, face, veer, advance, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    indorse, support, gage, bet on, second, back up, plunk for, plump for, stake, game, punt, endorse

  15. second, back, endorse, indorseverb

    give support or one's approval to

    "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, face, veer, look, advance, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    indorse, support, gage, plunk for, second, back up, plump for, certify, stake, bet on, game, punt, endorse

  16. backverb

    cause to travel backward

    "back the car into the parking spot"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, face, advance, look, veer, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    indorse, support, gage, bet on, second, back up, plunk for, plump for, stake, game, punt, endorse

  17. backverb

    support financial backing for

    "back this enterprise"

    Antonyms:
    front, current, anterior, bring forward, look, veer, advance, face, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    indorse, support, gage, bet on, second, back up, plunk for, plump for, stake, game, punt, endorse

  18. backverb

    be in back of

    "My garage backs their yard"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, look, face, advance, veer, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    indorse, support, gage, bet on, second, back up, plunk for, plump for, stake, game, punt, endorse

  19. bet on, back, gage, stake, game, puntverb

    place a bet on

    "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, veer, advance, bring forward, face, look, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    second, bet on, gage, adventure, plump for, impale, support, pole, plunk for, game, post, hazard, venture, indorse, stake, jeopardize, punt, endorse, back up

  20. backverb

    shift to a counterclockwise direction

    "the wind backed"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, advance, bring forward, face, look, veer, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    indorse, support, gage, bet on, second, back up, plunk for, plump for, stake, game, punt, endorse

  21. back, back upverb

    establish as valid or genuine

    "Can you back up your claims?"

    Antonyms:
    front, current, anterior, face, look, advance, bring forward, veer, forward, ahead

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

  22. backadverb

    strengthen by providing with a back or backing

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, face, veer, bring forward, advance, look, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    indorse, support, gage, bet on, second, back up, plunk for, plump for, stake, game, punt, endorse

  23. backadverb

    in or to or toward a former location

    "she went back to her parents' house"

    Antonyms:
    front, current, anterior, advance, bring forward, look, face, veer, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    backwards, rearwards, backward, rearward

  24. back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwardsadverb

    at or to or toward the back or rear

    "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

    Antonyms:
    front, current, anterior, veer, face, advance, bring forward, look, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    backwards, rearwards, backward, rearward

  25. backadverb

    in or to or toward an original condition

    "he went back to sleep"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, veer, look, bring forward, face, advance, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    backwards, rearwards, backward, rearward

  26. back, backwardadverb

    in or to or toward a past time

    "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"

    Antonyms:
    front, anterior, current, bring forward, veer, face, look, advance, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    backwards, rearwards, backward, rearward

  27. backadverb

    in reply

    "he wrote back three days later"

    Antonyms:
    front, current, anterior, bring forward, veer, face, advance, look, ahead, forward

    Synonyms:
    backwards, rearwards, backward, rearward

  28. backadverb

    in repayment or retaliation

    "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"

    Antonyms:
    front, current, anterior, advance, look, bring forward, veer, face, forward, ahead

    Synonyms:
    backwards, rearwards, backward, rearward

How to use back in a sentence?

  1. Ryan Ykoruk:

    To me it means the world because you grow up loving this team. I couldn't be more proud of them, it gives me a big teaching tool to teach my boys about sportsmanship and camaraderie and doing the right thing and giving back to a community.

  2. Harding University:

    Botham Jean told me Botham Jean had never heard the song before, but that day, Botham Jean called back to St. Lucia and asked Botham Jean grandmother to teach Botham Jean that old hymn on the phone, so Botham Jean shared it with us... that night, and it was a truly special moment.

  3. Salvation Army volunteer Robert Cairncross:

    My principal aim is to bring the Gospel, and I think if you spread the Gospel, then only good comes out of what you do, i’m amazed at the generosity of the American people for people less fortunate than themselves. When you go back to the Salvation Army center and see the gifts they’ve given there, it’s amazing.

  4. Frances McDormand:

    This has always been available to all — everybody who does a negotiation on a film — which means you can ask for or demand at least 50 percent diversity in not only the casting but the crew. The fact that I just learned that after 35 years in the film business — we are n’t going back.

  5. Martha Steffens:

    No one’s ever really won by threatening a reporter, attack back with facts, not with a personal vendetta, because a CEO is changing the story by attacking the reporter. He’s making it personal and taking the focus off of the company.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#103back
#328current
#373main
#446look
#794front
#973face
#1403forward
#1837advance
#2800ahead
#16062anterior
#40610veer

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