/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of bend over backwards Find synonyms for: Verb1. fall over backwards, bend over backwards, act, behave, dousage: try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sylvan Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language