Definition for Backwater:

• any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress

Synonyms for Backwater:

• n.

  •bayou (noun)
  • stream,
  • river,
  • outlet,
  • creek,
  • brook.
  •frontier (noun)
  • boonies,
  • backwoods,
  • backwaters,
  • backcountry,
  • sticks,
  • unknowns,
  • boondocks,
  • outback,
  • outskirt,
  • unknown,
  • outskirts.

• v.

  •rescind (verb)
  • wangle out,
  • annul,
  • repeal,
  • dismantle,
  • invalidate,
  • set aside,
  • abrogate,
  • renege,
  • x-out,
  • lift,
  • remove,
  • crawl out of,
  • backpedal,
  • scrub,
  • void,
  • reverse,
  • cancel,
  • recall,
  • call off,
  • overturn,
  • pull the plug,
  • quash,
  • weasel out,
  • back out of,
  • forget,
  • abolish,
  • revoke,
  • nix,
  • retract,
  • countermand.
  •slow (verb)
  • let down flaps,
  • wind down,
  • hit the brakes,
  • curtail,
  • cut back,
  • bog down,
  • mire,
  • impede,
  • lag,
  • retard,
  • diminish,
  • anchor it,
  • hold back,
  • stunt,
  • detain,
  • retardate,
  • stall,
  • qualify,
  • reef,
  • Back-water,
  • regulate,
  • cut down,
  • relax,
  • decrease,
  • lose steam,
  • ease off,
  • slacken,
  • brake,
  • rein in,
  • quiet,
  • ease up,
  • curb,
  • lessen,
  • reduce speed,
  • hinder,
  • keep waiting,
  • moderate,
  • abate,
  • hold up,
  • procrastinate,
  • reduce,
  • decelerate,
  • embog,
  • choke,
  • loiter,
  • check,
  • lose speed,
  • temper,
  • handicap,
  • postpone,
  • set back.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • the outback,
  • estuary,
  • national park,
  • living death,
  • the sticks,
  • weir,
  • hinterland,
  • riverbed,
  • motor park,
  • firth,
  • back country,
  • the Never-never,
  • waterfall,
  • the boonies,
  • bedroom community,
  • floodgate,
  • open water,
  • the boondocks,
  • white water,
  • midstream,
  • countryside,
  • shallows,
  • ford,
  • bight,
  • headwaters,
  • whirlpool,
  • RAPIDS.
  •
  • wasteland,
  • crosscurrent,
  • confluence,
  • cataract,
  • bush.
  •
  • yawn,
  • rut,
  • fork,
  • cascade,
  • bottom.
  •
  • bed,
  • bore,
  • desert,
  • park,
  • country,
  • mouth,
  • source.
  •
  • channel.
  •
  • lock,
  • branch.
  •
  • head.
  •
  • fall.
  •rescind
  • pulling the plug,
  • over turn,
  • nixing,
  • setting aside.
  •whirl
  • eddy.

Paraphrases for Backwater:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    eddy, stir, wash.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    whirlpool, turmoil.

Antonyms for Backwater:

• n.

  • frontier
    metropolis.

• v.

  • rescind
    uphold, enforce, keep, legalize, institute, permit, approve, enact, ratify, sanction, allow, establish, validate, support.
  • slow
    strengthen, help, agitate, excite, facilitate, liberate, extend, prolong, forward, accelerate, expedite, release, further, enlarge, lengthen, expand, assist, develop, aid, DO, encourage, increase, push, grow, advance, raise.

Backwater Sentence Examples:

• Here, pull hard starboard, backwater port!

• Or have we chanced upon an eddy in a backwater, opposed to the main stream of advance?

Homophones for Backwater:

• Bestower, beech tree, baby-sitter, back door, baby buster, basketeer, bookstore, baster, begetter, buckwheat tree, bog aster, bestrew, booster, bestir, big sister, bog star, Bay Stater, buster, bister, beach aster, backscatter, backstair, boaster, babysitter, basketry, bushy aster, bass guitar, basseterre, bacteria, bistro, bustier, bestiary, big tree, beach heather, bigotry, bistre, backdoor.

Hyponym for Backwater:

• n.

  • location
    region.
  • object
    water, body of water.