BACKCHAT Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

backchat

noun

ˈbak-ˌchat

Definition of backchat

as in disrespect

disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request there'll be no backchat from you, young lady

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as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this bored with the usual backchat with which people whiled away the lunch hour

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as in banter

good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks outsiders sometimes mistook their constant backchat for spiteful bickering

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Recent Examples of backchat India, a team whose 12-year-old unbeaten home record has just been dismantled by New Zealand, taunted them with superior skills and in-your-face backchat. — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Written in the most glorious prose, its beat and buoyancy is delivered by Dominic Hoffman, a master at capturing the rhythm of backchat and in rendering Brooklynese, Southern and Spanish speech. — Katherine A. Powers, Star Tribune, 24 Dec. 2020

Recent Examples of Synonyms for backchat

Noun

The public weighted plain disrespect – how people are treated, apart from the economics – significantly more heavily than the philosophers did.

— ESMT Berlin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In the millions upon millions of words written and said about this World Cup, who has shown disrespect to players from Haiti, or any other smaller nation?

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of disrespect

Noun

The billboard was the catalyst that pushed her to book her travel shortly afterward, and the group trip finally made it out of the group chat.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Nationwide, the 988 lifeline has received more than 26 million calls, texts and chats since July 2022, when it was changed from its pre-existing 10-digit number.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of chat

Noun

Their easy banter in a new AD video tour of the film set feels instantly familiar, echoing the dynamic between sisters Sally (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman) nearly three decades after Practical Magic first cast its spell on audiences in 1998.

— Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
The banter between the two gives McDonagh’s script its usual comic crackle.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of banter

Noun

Four years after the original and in the wake of persistent movie trivia chatter, the series finally lands in Hollywood with Scream 3.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
Cocktail chatter on the Lido held that this was a more minor work than anticipated, and many of those positive reviews nevertheless included a few bum notes.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

When Jenn and Emily return, Shannon tries to cut the tension by talking about jarred pizza sauce (the only real laugh-out-loud moment of the episode), but there’s no salvaging this night.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Here, she’s matured as a well-rounded comedienne who can pull the stops for subtle approaches to laughs, and though the mugging is still evident, it’s only used for propitious moments.

— Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of laugh

Noun

Susi Singer’s figurative candlestick has style and sass that owes at least partly to its earthenware origins, favored at the Werkstätte for its affordability over porcelain, but much less capable of refined shapes.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Played to perfection by Robert Picardo, the Emergency Medical Hologram was programmed to save lives and give sass.

— Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026

Definition of sass

Noun

Nick Bosa pulled aside Alfred Collins for a talk after his season-ending knee injury.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
As trade talks with Canada remain on ice, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set to travel to Mexico on Wednesday, according to Mexico’s trade minister.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026