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

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

O’Connell appeared to joke about the marathon applause with Boyle, prompting laughs from his co-stars Claire Foy and Pearce.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Its format — multi-cam, laugh-tracked, with the occasional fourth-wall-breaking aside — is one that would have been in vogue when Martin originally aired.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 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

Former mayor Harry Sidhu went to prison on corruption charges, and the two parties never re-engaged on talks.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
TickTalkie™ adds instant push-to-talk communication over LTE, with support for watch-to-watch, multi-user, and multi-channel conversations.

— Jon Stojan, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026