Definitions

piggyback

[pig-ee-bak] / ˈpɪg iˌbæk /

ADJECTIVE

astride

Synonyms

STRONG

astraddle

WEAK

athwart on the back of straddling

VERB

add

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost continue include reply

STRONG

affix annex ante append augment hike pad parlay snowball spike supplement sweeten tag

WEAK

beef up build up charge up cue in figure in flesh out heat up hike up hitch on hook on hook up with jack up jazz up join together plug into pour it on run up say further slap on soup up speed up step up tack on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt

STRONG

decrease detach subtract

WEAK

deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw

VERB

augment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add to amplify boost build up develop enhance enlarge expand heighten inflate intensify multiply reinforce strengthen

STRONG

aggrandize build compound extend grow increase magnify mount pad progress raise sweeten swell

WEAK

beef up tag on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease discourage halt hurt lessen lower reduce shorten shrink undermine weaken

STRONG

decline demolish depress destroy diminish drop raze stop uncomplicate

WEAK

degrade

VERB

bring

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear carry deliver import lead take transfer transport

STRONG

attend back buck chaperon companion conduct consort convey escort fetch gather guide gun heel lug pack ride shoulder tote truck usher

WEAK

pick up schlepp take along

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid disenchant dodge fail hold keep lose refuse repulse

STRONG

abandon disperse distribute free leave maintain neglect

WEAK

back out desist drop give up hold back pass up quit shun

VERB

expand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bolster broaden develop enlarge grow increase open spread swell widen

STRONG

aggrandize amplify bloat burgeon detail diffuse dilate distend elaborate embellish explicate fatten heighten hike inflate lengthen magnify mount multiply mushroom pad prolong protract pyramid stretch thicken unfold unfurl unravel unroll wax

WEAK

beef up blow up bulk up fan out fill out open out outspread puff up slap on soup up spread out stretch out tack on upsurge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

close compress decrease diminish end halt hide hinder lessen narrow reduce restrict shrink stop

STRONG

abbreviate contract curtail deflate fall lower shorten shrivel simplify tangle thin withhold

WEAK

abridge

VERB

fetch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carry earn go for obtain produce retrieve sell sell for yield

STRONG

back bear bring buck conduct convey deliver elicit escort get gun heel lead lug make pack realize ride shoulder tote transport truck

WEAK

be sold for bring back bring to call for draw forth give rise to schlepp

VERB

pack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

haul lug ride tote

STRONG

bear buck convey ferry freight gun heel hump jag journey shlep shoulder trek truck

Antonyms

STRONG

refuse stay

WEAK

allocate dismantle disperse dispose distribute keep maintain unpack untie

VERB

take

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back bring conduct drive lead move

STRONG

attend bear buck cart convey convoy escort ferry fetch guide gun haul heel jag journey lug pack pilot ride shoulder steer tote tour trek truck usher

WEAK

go with schlepp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade leave stop

STRONG

abandon free ignore keep maintain neglect refuse stay

WEAK

abstain add avoid be honest be immune disallow discontinue disenchant dodge fail give hold lose misconceive misunderstand offer receive reject repulse

VERB

top

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cap climb cover face finish

STRONG

ascend cloak clothe crest crown garnish protect reinforce roof scale superimpose surmount tip

WEAK

spread over

Antonyms

STRONG

descend

WEAK

drop fall lose lower

VERB

transport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring carry ferry haul lug pack remove ride ship take

STRONG

bear conduct convey fetch heel jag run shoulder tote truck

WEAK

schlepp

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold

WEAK

remain

Example Sentences

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Big increases in central-bank buying led others to piggyback on the price gains.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

At that length, the Dodgers won’t need to designate long relievers to piggyback Ohtani’s starts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The most common type of down-payment assistance, according to Down Payment Resource, is a second mortgage, or piggyback loan, which has grown in popularity as affordability has challenged home buyers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

And it's easy to piggyback on this kind of messaging and then manipulate that.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2025

“Jan Gies won’t need to. He’ll let his wife ride piggyback, and then Miep will be on stilts.”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

piggyback

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