Synonyms of backwoods

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plural noun

as in countryside

a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country

lived far out in the backwoods and raised hogs for a living

Synonyms & Similar Words

• countryside
• backwater
• bush
• frontier
• backcountry
• outback
• country
• up-country
• hinterland
• (the) back of beyond
• outlands
• boondocks
• backland(s)
• boonies
• sticks

backwoods

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adjective

as in rural

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rural
• provincial
• countrified
• countryfied
• backwoodsy
• country
• bucolic
• agricultural
• agrarian
• rustical
• rustic
• pastoral
• semirural
• nonurban

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• urban
• metropolitan
• municipal
• urbanized
• citified
• metro
• nonfarm
• nonagricultural