Antonyms of verb back

3 of 10 senses of back

Sense 4
back -- (cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot")
       Antonym of advance (Sense 5)
      => advance, bring forward -- (cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?")

Sense 6
back -- (be in back of; "My garage backs their yard")
       Antonym of front (Sense 1)
      => front, look, face -- (be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park")

Sense 8
back -- (shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed")
       Antonym of veer (Sense 2)
      => veer -- (shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb back

10 senses of back

Sense 1
back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support -- (be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960")
       => approve, O.K., okay, sanction -- (give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies")

Sense 2
back -- (travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree")
       => travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
          Phrasal Verb-> back up#2; back off#1; back down#1; back out#1

Sense 3
second, back, endorse, indorse -- (give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project")
       => support, back up -- (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up")

Sense 4
back -- (cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot")

Sense 5
back -- (support financial backing for; "back this enterprise")
       => finance -- (obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?")

Sense 6
back -- (be in back of; "My garage backs their yard")
       => lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)

Sense 7
bet on, back, gage, stake, game, punt -- (place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse")
       => bet, wager, play -- (stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse")

Sense 8
back -- (shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed")
       => switch, change over, shift -- (make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched")

Sense 9
back, back up -- (establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?")
       => confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm -- (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant")

Sense 10
back -- (strengthen by providing with a back or backing)
       => strengthen -- (gain strength; "His body strengthened")

Antonyms of adj backed

2 senses of backed

Sense 1
backed (vs. backless) -- (having a back or backing, usually of a specified type)

backless (vs. backed) -- (lacking a back; "a stool is a backless and armless seat")
        => low-cut -- (having a low-cut back; "a backless dress")

Sense 2
backed -- (used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light)

INDIRECT (VIA coated) -> uncoated -- (not having a coating; "uncoated paper")

Similarity of adj backed

2 senses of backed

Sense 1
backed (vs. backless) -- (having a back or backing, usually of a specified type)
       => hardbacked, hardback, hardbound, hardcover -- (having a hard back or cover; "hardback books")
       => high-backed -- (having a high back; "a high-backed sofa")
       => low-backed -- (having a low back)
       => razorback, razor-backed -- (having a sharp narrow back; "a razor-backed horse"; "razorback hogs")
       => spiny-backed -- (having the back covered with spines)
       => stiff-backed -- (having a stiff back; "the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling")
       => straight-backed -- (having a straight back; "a straight-backed wooden chair"; "a slim straight-backed dancer")

Sense 2
backed -- (used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light)
       => coated (vs. uncoated) -- (having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination; "coated paper has a smooth polished coating especially suitable for halftone printing"; "sugar-coated pills")