Synonyms of backwater
60 similar words
Another word for backwater is overflow. Other synonyms of backwater are jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk, Isolated town and bump in the road.
Synonyms and similar words for backwater
nounA remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field...
- jerkwater townA small town with minimal facilities and conveniences.
- one-horse townA very small town, especially one of a rural nature and offering very few or no attractions.
- PodunkA member of a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian Quiripi language and lived primarily in modern-day...
- Isolated town
- bump in the roadA very small town.
- jerkwater
- jerk-waterA branch line train, using light equipment.
- wide spot in the roadA very small and insignificant town or village.
- Isolated place
- arse end of nowhereA very remote place.
- back of beyondA very remote place.
- back forty US
- backcountryA remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.
- backwoods
- provincesThe part of a country outside of the capital, major cities, etc., and regarded as being rustic or parochial; a...
- beyond the black stump AustraliaIn an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to...
- boondock US
- boondocks US
- boonies USBoondocks.
- bumfuck nowhere vulgarThe middle of nowhere; a nondescript, isolated, and underdeveloped locale whose precise location may be difficult to...
- dullsville
- edge of the earthA very remote place.
- edge of the worldA very remote place.
- ends of the earthA very remote place.
- ends of the worldA very remote place.
- hinterlandA remote or undeveloped area.
- middle of nowhereA very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.
- north forty US
- off the beaten trackIn or to a place or places not commonly visited.
- out of the way
- sticks
- the sticksA remote, rural area; a place that is removed from civilization such as the boondocks.
- Actual places
- back o' Bourke Australia
- Outer Mongolia
- Timbuktu
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Fictional places
- Anytown
- BFE
- BumblefuckAn isolated or backward location; the middle of nowhere.
- Bumfuck
- Egypt
- IdahoIn full Idaho potato: a variety of potato grown in Idaho, especially the Russet Burbank.
- IowaOne of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- NowhereNo particular place, noplace.
- Ohio
- ButtfuckAn act of anal intercourse.
- East Bumfuck
- East JesusA fictional remote, backward, inhabited place.
- Hicksville
- NowheresvilleA geographical location that is deemed obscure or unimportant.
- SquedunkAn obscure, unimportant geographical location; Nowheresville.
- WhatevervilleA substitute placename for an inhabited place, a city or town, with an unknown or unspecified name.
- wop-wopsAn out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.
- Woop Woop Australia
- bumfuck middle of nowhere rare, vulgarSynonym of bumfuck nowhere.
nounWater used in the papermaking process. Recycled to reduce usage of fresh water, and usually...
Meaning of backwater
- noun The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
- noun A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.
- noun A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water.
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Questions about synonyms of backwater
- What is another word for backwater?
- Backwater has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as overflow, jerkwater town, one-horse town, Podunk, Isolated town, bump in the road, jerkwater and jerk-water.
- What does backwater mean?
- Backwater means the water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
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