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backed

[bakt] / bækt /
ADJECTIVE
supported
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approved assisted endorsed favored
STRONG
advocated aided bankrolled bolstered boosted championed encouraged financed fostered furthered helped promoted propped seconded sponsored underwritten upheld
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disapproved
WEAK
backless discouraged opposed
ADJECTIVE
supplied with a back
Synonyms
STRONG
reinforced stiffened strengthened
WEAK
built-up
Antonyms
WEAK
backless discouraged opposed

Example Sentences

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Silicon Data is backed by Chicago-based trading giant DRW.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

It said the contribution is backed by £115m new funding for mine-hunting drones and counter-drone systems.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Elon Musk became visibly irritated on the witness stand Wednesday as an attorney for OpenAI questioned whether the billionaire backed off his financial commitment to the startup in its early years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday announced plans to introduce a bill, and some Democrats have backed the idea.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

I backed away, stepping on one plant, shaking the edge of my skirt where the plant had left a smear of brownish ooze.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff