Synonyms

1540 questions in 154 tests. Each test contains 10 questions.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

3. factors, conditions, circumstances, fabric, framework, backdrop; setting, stage, Fr. mise en scene, scene, environment, milieu.
4. in the background unobtrusive, unassertive, retiring; inconspicuous, unnoticed, unseen, behind the scenes, backstage, offstage; in the shadows, in the shade, in the wings, in the back seat, in the rear; out of sight, out of notice, out of the limelight, out of the spotlight, out of the public eye; in obscurity. backhanded, adj. 1. oblique, indirect, ambiguous, unclear; awkward, gauche, left-handed, maladroit, clumsy, heavy-handed, backhand; ill-contrived, ill-phrased, poorly put, tactless, inconsiderate, ungracious; improper, untoward, unsuitable, inappropriate, inapt.
2. sly, crafty, artful, cunning, insidious; underhanded, dishonorable, two-faced, Janus-faced, hypocritical, tartuffish, double-tongued, fork-tongued, deceitful, sneaking; untruthful, false, mendacious, unveracious; meaningless, hollow, insincere.
3. sarcastic, biting, caustic, cutting, trenchant, scathing; mordant, bitter, acrimonious, sardonic, derisive, ironic; insulting, mean, cruel, spiteful. backing, n. 1. aid, help, helping hand, abetment, abettal, relief, succor; assistance, cooperation, collaboration; boost, lift, strengthening, shot in the arm; support, propping, bracing, bolstering, sustenance, maintenance; sponsorship, patronage, advocacy, championing, promotion, furtherance, encouragement; endorsement, favor, commendation, approval, countenance, sympathy.
2. security, surety, collateral, assurance, guaranty, guarantee, warranty; protection, insurance, Finance. coverage, Inf. net.
3. supporters, boosters, sponsors, patrons, advocates, champions, following, followers; aides, helpers, assistants, second shift or string.
4. (all of music) background, back up, accompaniment; harmony, obbligato, second part. backlash, n. 1. (all of machinery) play, slip, allowance, liberty, freedom, extra space; slackness, laxity, laxness, looseness, wasted movement.
2. (all of angling) snarl, tangle, entanglement, snag, catch, hitch; knot, tie-up, obstruction, blockage, stoppage.
3. recoil, rebound, repercussion, reflex, reaction, response, kick, Inf. kickback; boomerang, reversal, turn around, about-face. -v. 4. recoil, rebound, bounce back, spring or snap back, kick, react, respond; boomerang, double back, reverse, turn around, about-face, make an about-face. back-pedal, v. retract, take back, withdraw, recant, disavow, unsay, Inf. eat or swallow one's words; retreat, back up, backtrack, reverse oneself, renege, SI. cop out, back down or out of; shift ground, change sides, tergiversate; about-face, do an about-face, Inf flip-flop, do a flip-flop, Inf. do or pull a 180°, SI. pull a switcheroo; deny, gainsay, renounce, forswear, abjure. backset, n. 1. setback, throwback, repulse, rebuff, reverse, reversal, turn for the worse, turning of the tide; discouragement, damper, Inf. cold water; relapse, fall, upset, misfortune, step backwards, worsening; defeat, loss, curb, check. 2. countercurrent, crosscurrent, undercurrent; ebb, backflow, reflux, refluence, regurgitation, Naut. backwash; eddy, whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom, swirl; restraint, variance, deflection, reflection, Chiefly Brit.