outback

noun

out·​back ˈau̇t-ˈbak 

-ˌbak

: isolated rural country especially of Australia

Synonyms of outback

• countryside
• bush
• backwoods
• frontier
• hinterland
• country
• backcountry
• backwater
• up-country
• outlands

Examples of outback in a Sentence

people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient

Recent Examples on the Web

For a uniquely Australian experience, extend your trip inland with a stay at one of the region’s vast outback stations. — Stuart Rigg, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Until the huge sow grizzly and her two cubs showed up that day in September 2000, the moose hunt that McCoy and Corle had embarked on promised to be just another adventure in the Alaskan outback. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Sydney Harbor will offer the latter, but eclipse chasers will head to remote areas of the Australian outback for the former. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees. — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing outback

• the outback

Rhymes for outback

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback