Antonyms for backstop
ˈbækˌstɒpback·stop

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1. • Baseball
   • Fence
   • Infielder
   • Play

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1. catcher, backstopnoun

   (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

   Synonyms:
   catcher

2. backstopnoun

   (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

   Synonyms:
   catcher

3. backstopverb

   a precaution in case of an emergency

   "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"

   Synonyms:
   catcher

4. backstopverb

   act as a backstop

How to use backstop in a sentence?

1. Eric Jorgeson:

   He climbed everything he could think of. It made us nervous early on as parents, but we got used to it, it was more other parents saying, 'Hey, your son is at the top of a backstop.'.

2. Danielle DiMartino Booth:

   This is really embarrassing, berkshire Hathaway shares Warren Buffett doesn't need a backstop from The NY Fed.

3. Stephen Innes:

   The Fed backstop and the report of the U.S. Navy shooting down an Iranian drone are providing a modicum of support for oil markets amidst a very bearish landscape.

4. Salman Ahmed:

   Until a year ago yuan was seen as a one-way street. Everyone knew about issues in the economy but also that they had $3.9 trillion (in reserves) to backstop any spillovers. Trust in that shield has been shaken.

5. Nigel Dodds:

   We welcome the Prime Minister's commitment to ensuring that the Brexit deal in no way weakens the United Kingdom, but it is also vitally important that the EU's interpretation of the backstop is rejected and ensure there is no border down the Irish sea.

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