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Synonyms for BACKUP
ˈbækˌʌpback·up
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Wiktionary
backupnoun
Synonyms:
spare, reserve, extra, standby, blockage, substitute, block, stand-inbackupadjective
standby, reserve or extra
I am only a backup player.
Synonyms:
substitute, stand-in, reserve, spare, blockage, block, standby, extrabackupnoun
That is intended as a backup.
Make a backup copy of that file.
Synonyms:
spare, reserve, extra, standby, block, blockage, stand-in, substitutebackupnoun
An accumulation of material that halts the flow or movement of something.
The blockage caused a backup in the plumbing.
Synonyms:
block, stand-in, substitute, spare, reserve, blockagebackupnoun
reinforcements
He's got a gun - you better send for backup.
Synonyms:
block, stand-in, spare, substitute, reserve, blockage
Princeton's WordNet
backupnoun
an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
"a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet"
Synonyms:
computer backup, substitute, patronage, reliever, accompaniment, backing, support, relief, backup man, musical accompaniment, championship, stand-in, fill-instand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-innoun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
"the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
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backup man, rest period, second-stringer, stand-in, respite, support, accompaniment, ease, backup, rest, succour, allayer, assuagement, relief pitcher, musical accompaniment, rilievo, easing, replacement, reserve, easement, reliever, relief, alleviation, fill-in, succor, comforter, substitute, relievo, moderation, computer backup, ministration, sculptural relief, embossment, championship, backing, patronage, firemanaccompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, supportnoun
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
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fill-in, financial backing, reenforcement, reinforcement, patronage, escort, living, supporting, complement, keep, accompaniment, livelihood, support, bread and butter, co-occurrence, backup man, reliever, musical accompaniment, backing, financial support, backup, sustenance, funding, championship, concomitant, computer backup, relief, stand-in, documentation, attendant, substitutebackup, computer backupnoun
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
"he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased"
Synonyms:
computer backup, substitute, patronage, reliever, accompaniment, backup, backing, support, relief, backup man, musical accompaniment, championship, stand-in, fill-inbacking, backup, championship, patronagenoun
the act of providing approval and support
"his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
Synonyms:
fill-in, financial backing, patronage, relief, funding, financial support, backup, accompaniment, disdain, support, backup man, reliever, title, musical accompaniment, backing, condescension, trade, championship, mount, computer backup, business, stand-in, clientele, substitute
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#71 | business | |
#148 | support | |
#378 | title | |
#656 | keep | |
#718 | trade | |
#742 | living | |
#1378 | extra | |
#1547 | rest | |
#1662 | block | |
#1729 | funding | |
#1876 | documentation | |
#2206 | mount | |
#2268 | reserve | |
#2564 | replacement | |
#2940 | relief | |
#3116 | backup | |
#3130 | supporting | |
#4442 | championship | |
#4819 | ease | |
#6032 | substitute | |
#6173 | spare | |
#6562 | escort | |
#8585 | complement | |
#9580 | backing | |
#13927 | standby | |
#15421 | safeguard | |
#16121 | attendant | |
#16664 | backups | |
#16895 | reinforcement | |
#17149 | moderation | |
#17181 | comforter | |
#20225 | accompaniment | |
#22272 | easement | |
#22368 | respite | |
#23358 | livelihood | |
#24149 | clientele | |
#26379 | fireman | |
#26436 | patronage | |
#29589 | easing | |
#32604 | concomitant | |
#35577 | alleviation | |
#36640 | reliever | |
#37610 | disdain | |
#37894 | blockage | |
#40340 | reinforcements | |
#46056 | sustenance | |
#57145 | backrest | |
#84637 | condescension | |
#103501 | ministration | |
#109404 | succor | |
#113774 | succour |
How to use BACKUP in a sentence?
You do need natural gas generation as a backup for solar.
The daily cycler is more about the economics or getting off the grid completely whereas the backup UPS is just there to show that your house has power if there is ever a power outage, in the U.S. the daily cycling application is going to be very limited.
We've modeled this, one of the great undervalued parts of our business today is the quality of our deposit franchise and you'll see that in the backup.
Lots of working parents can't afford child care, which in many states costs as much as college tuition so for millions of moms and dads, if they get sick there's no backup.
Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster:
( SWNS) The gruesome discovery took place on March 9 outside of an unidentified building in the Cricklewood neighborhood. When the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals( RSPCA) arrived to make the rescue, they had to call for backup. Deputy Chief Inspector Nicole Broster told the outlet that firefighters had to use car-crash rescue machinery to remove the section of the fence the cat was trapped on. The male ginger and white cat was found at 3:50 a.m. on March 9. ( SWNS) WHY YOUR PET ’S FOOD BOWL COULD BE MAKING YOU SICK When I got there I was incredibly shocked — in all my years with the RSPCA I have never seen anything like it. This poor cat literally had two metal posts protruding through his body.
Translations for BACKUP
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- دعمArabic
- záložní, zálohaCzech
- Datensicherung, Backup, Unterstützung, Deckung, Hilfe, ErsatzGerman
- respaldo, copia de seguridad, reservaSpanish
- پشتیبانPersian
- vara-, varmuuskopioFinnish
- trygdarritFaroese
- sauvegardeFrench
- גיבויHebrew
- biztonsági mentésHungarian
- afrit, öryggis-, öryggisafritIcelandic
- copia, di, sostituto, sicurezza, backup, riservaItalian
- 補欠, 控え, バックアップ, 予備Japanese
- 백업Korean
- reservekopie, reserve, backupDutch
- kopia zapasowaPolish
- backup, reserva, becapePortuguese
- дублёр, резервный, запасной, резервное копирование, резерв, бэкап, резервная копияRussian
- säkerhetskopiaSwedish
- 备用Chinese
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