Synonyms for backing
ˈbæk ɪŋback·ing

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1. backing, backup, championship, patronagenoun

   the act of providing approval and support

   "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

   Synonyms:
   fill-in, financial backing, patronage, relief, funding, financial support, backup, accompaniment, disdain, support, backup man, reliever, title, musical accompaniment, condescension, trade, championship, mount, computer backup, business, stand-in, clientele, substitute

2. backing, mountnoun

   something forming a back that is added for strengthening

   Synonyms:
   financial backing, riding horse, mount, financial support, patronage, climb, saddle horse, setting, funding, support, backup, championship, mountain

3. support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backingnoun

   financial resources provided to make some project possible

   "the foundation provided support for the experiment"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, reinforcement, patronage, funding, financial support, keep, accompaniment, reenforcement, bread and butter, musical accompaniment, sustenance, financing, championship, mount, living, financial backing, documentation, livelihood

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1. backingnoun

   Synonyms:
   support, coöperation, seconding, assistance, subsidy

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1. List of paraphrases for "backing":

   support, supporting, seat-back, backup, seatback

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1. Steven Fielding:

   Labor has been divided for such a period that you just write off the next general election even under Owen Smith ... he has had the backing of the parliamentary Labor Party but then what will Momentum do?, in any scenario it is going to be a long, hard struggle, and before it gets better I think it will get worse for the Labor Party ... It is not a pretty prospect.

2. Scott Morrison:

   We're backing Australian businesses to the moon, and even Mars, and back.

3. Oliver Letwin:

   If we do go forward to Monday, and if on Monday one or more propositions get a majority backing in the House of Commons, then we will have to work with the government to get the government to implement them. There is nobody else other than the government to implement them.

4. Lorivan Carvalho:

   The government handled this strike so badly, bolsonaro gained points by backing the truckers.

5. Executive Chairman Roberto Quarta:

   Mark Read and Andrew Scott are providing the stability and leadership WPP requires, but there is no standing still, they have my and the board's full backing to review the strategy, to come back to us with recommendations, and to move forward decisively to implement our vision for the group.