BACKERS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

backers

noun

plural of backer

as in supporters

a person who actively supports or favors a cause backers of prison reform held a rally in front of the statehouse

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as in sponsors

a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing all financial backers will be expected to offer some input into the company's decisions

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as in allies

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support the student's backers spoke at the school board meeting on her behalf

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Recent Examples of backers The campaign targets the United States with free shipping; applicable state and local sales taxes will be borne by backers, and first deliveries are estimated for November 20, 2026. — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2026 Others in the ownership group include Todd Boehly, Arctos Partners, Magic Johnson and a handful of other backers with smaller stakes. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Singapore’s Minri Media came aboard as executive producer, with fellow backers Kongchak Pictures, based in Cambodia, and Singapore’s Momo Film Co rounding out the associate producer team. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026 The latest funding round, led by Manhattan West, brings Starcloud’s total funding since its 2024 founding to $450 million, with new investors including NVIDIA and Cisco Investments, alongside existing backers such as Benchmark and EQT. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Billionaires fighting back against the tax Schmidt and Brin are both major financial backers of the effort opposing the tax, with millions of dollars spent through Building a Better California. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The Portal Cinema marks the first new movie theater built in San Francisco in more than a decade, according to its backers. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026 Its backers and architects say Proposition 45 will streamline CEQA review for certain building projects by imposing deadlines on agencies and courts to issue approvals or disapprovals. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Speed camera backers also dispute that these programs are intended to raise revenues. — Joel Rose, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Was The Friedkin Group's decision not to sell the homegrown midfielder a victory for those loyal supporters who campaigned to keep him?

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Capcom has proven itself to be one of the platform's biggest supporters, bringing nearly all of its new and old releases to the platform.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

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After Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos served as lead sponsors and honorary chairs of the 2026 Met Gala, multiple sources say Wintour had hoped the couple might return as major patrons in 2027.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The total cost of the tour will end up just under $120,000, and our tour sponsors will cover the entire cost.

— Daren Smith, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026

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The expansion reflects a broader effort to increase domestic manufacturing capacity for defense technologies while supporting production for US allies.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Doing so would further derail trade talks with one of America’s staunchest allies, which denies treating Coupang differently than Korean companies.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of allies

Noun

The gloves deliver can an electrical shock strong enough to drop a strong man to his knees in an instant, and proponents say the gloves provide a fast and non-lethal way to subdue a person.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The memo is a bit surprising considering Gates still advises Microsoft, one of the major proponents of the technology, and an investor in OpenAI.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of proponents

Noun

The man in the white shirt appears limp as fellow bar patrons walk in to check on him, and the bartender covers her mouth in apparent shock.

— Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
The Vision Theatre’s reopening is expected to bring thousands of new patrons to Leimert Park, giving surrounding small businesses an opportunity to boost their bottom lines.

— LaMonica Peters, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of patrons

Noun

Following the fatal crashes, transit advocates called on New Yorkers to vote in November on Ballot Question 3, which would expedite the review process for small infrastructure and safe street projects.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
Every September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, advocates ask Americans to wear gold in recognition of the children and families affected by cancer.

— Jason Collins, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026

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