unbacked

unbacked adjective: having no back.

Adjective

unbacked (comparative more unbacked, superlative most unbacked)

(not comparable) Having no back.
- an unbacked bench
Not supported or backed up (by someone or something).
- The warlike Wench amongst the Greekes doth stand
  Vnbackt by Troy, left of her Damsels all,
  The battery of a thousand swords she bides,
  Till her yron plates are hew’d off from her sides.1609, Thomas Heywood, Troia Britanica: or, Great Britaines Troy, London: W. Iaggard, Canto 14, stanza 103, p. 381
- The simple statement, unbacked by any proof but the weight of Ralph’s new authority, brought light and happiness.1954, William Golding, Lord of the Flies
Synonyms:

unsupported
Having no (or few) backers.
- an unbacked racehorse
- a largely unbacked fundraising project
(not comparable, obsolete) Of an animal: never having been ridden or not accustomed to being ridden; not (currently) being ridden.
- […] like unback’d colts, they prick’d their ears,
  Advanced their eyelids, lifted up their noses
  As they smelt music:1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published...
- […] a well wayed horse will safely convay thee to thy journeys end, when an unbackt Filly may by chance give thee a fall:1646, John Suckling, Fragmenta Aurea, London: Humphrey Moseley, page 71
Synonyms:

unbroken
(of a plate) Not having an antihalation backing.

بےپشت و پناہ, بےسہارا

This was an intellectual decision, unbacked by moral energy.1962, Doris Lessing, “Free Women: 2”, in The Golden Notebook, New York: Bantam, published 1979, page 306:
He used to buy unbacked devils, and tame them by starvation.1890, Rudyard Kipling, “The Incarnation of Krishna Mulvaney”, in Mine Own People, New York: Manhattan Press, page 176:

comparative	more unbacked
superlative	most unbacked

From un- + backed.

What does unbacked mean?: Unbacked means having no back.
What is unbacked in Urdu?: Unbacked in Urdu is بےپشت و پناہ, بےسہارا. See Unbacked meaning in Urdu.
How do you use unbacked in a sentence?: This was an intellectual decision, unbacked by moral energy.
What part of speech is unbacked?: Unbacked is an adjective.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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