BACKWATER Synonyms
17 hypernyms for backwater. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for BACKWATER
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| backward | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress | ||||||
| boondocks | noun n | |||||
noun • a remote and undeveloped area | ||||||
| countryside | noun n | |||||
noun • rural regions | ||||||
| hinterland | noun n | |||||
noun • a remote and undeveloped area | ||||||
| isolated | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not close together in time • being or feeling set or kept apart from others • marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements • cut off or left behind • under forced isolation especially for health reasons • remote and separate physically or socially | ||||||
| provincial | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of or associated with a province • characteristic of the provinces or their people noun • (Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order • a country person | ||||||
| remote | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship noun • a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance adjective satellite • located far away spatially • unlikely to occur • separate or apart in time • inaccessible and sparsely populated | ||||||
| rural | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; living in or characteristic of farming or country life | ||||||
| secluded | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • hidden from general view or use • providing privacy or seclusion | ||||||
| out-of-the-way | ||||||
adjective satellite • exceptional, unusual, or remarkable • improper or even offensive • dealt with; disposed of • remote from populous or much-traveled regions | ||||||