Synonyms for backbone
ˈbækˌboʊnback·bone

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1. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   spinal column, vertebral column, spine

2. backbonenoun

   The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

   Synonyms:
   vertebral column, spinal column, spine

3. backbonenoun

   any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure

   Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, vertebral column

4. backbonenoun

   courage, fortitude, or strength

   He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone.

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, vertebral column

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

   Synonyms:
   anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, pillar, spine, anchor, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

2. backbone, grit, guts, moxie, sand, gumptionnoun

   fortitude and determination

   "he didn't have the guts to try it"

   Synonyms:
   mainstay, good sense, lynchpin, grit, mother wit, spine, sand, gritrock, horse sense, gritstone, spinal column, keystone, common sense, linchpin, back, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column, sense

3. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachisnoun

   the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

   "the fall broke his back"

   Synonyms:
   dorsum, cover, sticker, spikelet, mainstay, backrest, lynchpin, binding, grit, prickle, book binding, pricker, spine, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, rear, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

4. spine, backbonenoun

   the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

   "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

   Synonyms:
   sticker, spikelet, mainstay, lynchpin, spine, prickle, pricker, grit, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

5. backbonenoun

   the part of a network that connects other networks together

   "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic"

   Synonyms:
   gumption, back, moxie, grit, spinal column, guts, sand, lynchpin, spine, linchpin, vertebral column, anchor, keystone, mainstay, rachis

Matched Categories

1. • Connector
   • Fortitude
   • Part
   • Skeletal Structure
   • Support

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, vertebral column

2. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   firmness, nerve, resolution, courage, pluck, hardihood, manhood

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1. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, spinal column, rachis, chine

   Associated words:
   vertebræ, vertebrata, vertebra, vertebral spinal, spine

2. backbonenoun

   Synonyms:
   moral principle, steadfastness, stability, firmness, stamina

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "backbone":

   spine, dorsal, mainstay, cornerstone, skeleton, pillar, trunk, shaft, linchpin, mainspring, basis, axis

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1. List of known nicknames for "Backbone":

   Jamahr Williams, Williams, Jamahr

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbone

   Synonyms:
   Vertebral column, columna vertebralis [NA6]
   

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1. Francis Birungi:

   Women represent 80 percent of the agricultural labor force and are the backbone of Uganda's economy, producing up to 60 percent of cash crops and 80 percent of food crops, however even the strongest legal foundations often do little to help women if they are not communicated well or do not reach women in affordable and systematic ways.

2. Ricki Eibs Tuttle:

   I just don't think he's got the backbone, i just don't think Cruz has got enough backbone to be forceful enough to say, 'Hey, this is the way it's going to have to be.'.

3. Beau Biden:

   The members of our military are the solid steel backbone of this nation, ready to fly into danger at a moment's notice to keep our country and the American people safe as well as our allies.

4. Ray Mabus:

   We're not lukewarm about the F-35 in terms of the need for it in the fleet, and the fact that it's going to form the backbone of our carrier air for a long time.

5. Willie Preston:

   This is a terrible situation for our children. It's a terrible situation for working families in Chicago, and I pray that the mayor stands up, have some backbone and make it unequivocal that our kids will be in the best place- in a classroom.