Synonyms of backstop

backstop

verb

as in to aid

to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end

the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aid
• assist
• help
• support
• back
• reinforce
• bear a hand
• forward
• abet
• bolster
• facilitate
• save
• guide
• prop (up)
• sponsor
• promote
• to stand one in good stead
• comfort
• encourage
• champion
• endorse
• benefit
• serve
• rescue
• minister (to)
• launch
• further
• buttress
• foster
• sustain
• mentor
• patronize
• counsel
• attend
• advance
• ease
• care (for)
• succor
• bail out
• advise
• profit
• nurture
• boost
• favor
• oblige
• embolden
• hearten
• deliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• block
• restrain
• hinder
• bar
• balk
• oppose
• impede
• inhibit
• interfere
• hamper
• hold back
• thwart
• constrain
• foil
• obstruct
• fail
• baffle
• handicap
• frustrate
• strangle
• sabotage
• let down
• inconvenience
• desert
• discourage
• disappoint
• retard
• hurt
• damage
• harm
• stifle
• injure
• repress
• stunt
• dishearten
• straiten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of backstop

Intel has identified an anchor investor to backstop the secondary sale, which has now been upsized to $20 billion, said one of the people. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Bombers backstop Austin Wells said so himself after the second-place Yankees missed a chance to sweep the first-place Braves and lost, 2-1, in 10 innings on Sunday. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

Developers have to allocate heavy front-end capital expenditures to backstop the grid, deploying commercial uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), industrial backup generators and next-generation liquid-cooling architectures. — Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

To earn the starting spot, Langeliers beat out Blue Jays backstop Alejandro Kirk in the head-to-head Phase 2 of fan voting, MLB announced Saturday. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026