22 entries under backbone topic. ×

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mainstay(noun, support, prop)
4
support
3
supporter(noun, support, prop, pillar)
2
maintainer(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
2
sustainer(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
2
upholder(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
1
anchor(support, prop, pillar)
1
buttress(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
1
pillar(support, prop)
0
brace(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
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bulwark(support, prop, pillar)
0
chief support(expression, support, prop, pillar)
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crutch(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
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good right arm(expression, support, prop, pillar)
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linchpin(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
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prop(support, pillar, bulwark)
0
right-hand person(expression, support, prop, pillar)
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sinew(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
0
spine(support, prop)
0
staff(support, prop, pillar, bulwark)
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APASmart Define. (2015). standby thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/standby/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "standby thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/standby/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, standby thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/standby/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "standby thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/standby/thesaurus/synonyms>