backed
Stood behind financially
Backed means supported or assisted.
A backed candidate has endorsements; a backed claim has evidence.
To be backed into a corner is to be forced into a difficult position.
Backed also describes physical support: a chair may be high-backed or low-backed.
In compounds, backed indicates what's behind something: a plastic-backed mirror, a rubber-backed rug.
Provided with money
- capitalizedMade the first letter big
- bankrolledProvided money for
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
- underwrittenBacked financially, risk assumed
sponsored · invested · endowed · staked · seeded · crowdfunded
Made fast or obtained
- collateralizedBacked by pledged assets
- insuredProtected against loss
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- warrantedProperly justified or sanctioned
pledged · underwritten · safeguarded · protected · certified
Officially accepted or permitted
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- recommendedEndorsed as worthwhile
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
accredited · ratified · confirmed · vouched · championed · promoted · favored · authorized
Bonded between protective layers
- veneeredCoated with thin wood
- linedMarked with parallel marks
- layeredHaving multiple levels
- reinforcedMade more resistant
Moved backward from advance
- withdrewPulled out or back
- backpedaledReversed a stated position
- recededMoved gradually away
- retractedWithdrew a prior statement
reversed · yielded · relented · conceded · retreating
funded
Provided with money
- capitalizedMade the first letter big
- bankrolledProvided money for
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
underwritten · sponsored · invested · endowed · staked · seeded · crowdfunded
secured
Made fast or obtained
- collateralizedBacked by pledged assets
- insuredProtected against loss
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
warranted · pledged · underwritten · safeguarded · protected · certified
approved
Officially accepted or permitted
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- recommendedEndorsed as worthwhile
- validatedConfirmed as true or acceptable
certified · accredited · ratified · confirmed · vouched · championed · promoted · favored · authorized · supported
laminated
Bonded between protective layers
retreated
Moved backward from advance
- withdrewPulled out or back
- backpedaledReversed a stated position
- recededMoved gradually away
retracted · reversed · yielded · relented · conceded · retreating
ally
Supportive partner
patron · proponent · sponsor · upholder · endorser · supporter · promoter · benefactor · helper · partner
- supportedsupported, aided, helped out, assisted, upheld
- funding statusfunded, unfunded, underfunded, overfunded, self-funded
- companionshipaccompanied, unaccompanied, together, alone, solo
backedopposed
Against something stated
unsupported · abandoned · hindered · undermined · obstructed
backedadvanced
Far along in development
moved forward · proceeded · progressed · forged ahead · pushed forward
back, backward, backing, background, backup, setback, feedback, backer, come back