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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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Phones carry cyberbullying, group-chat disputes, read receipts and the pressure to remain constantly available.

— Kavin Bendre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
But for a little over 200 minutes, Birthright gives audiences a break from debating these issues in the group chat or the comment section.

— Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of chat

Noun

These relationships are all rooted in banter and talking over each other, which can start to sound very same-y and homogeneous.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Like that film, this new movie finds most of its sexiness in the chemistry and playful banter between its attractive stars.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of banter

Noun

Active noise cancellation helps minimize engine noise and cabin chatter, and bringing your own pair means you’re covered no matter what your particular flight provides.

— Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
Usually most of that chatter online is about what Kelce chooses to wear.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of rudeness

Noun

This comes after a first bid of €46 million was knocked back once talks with Real Madrid broke down and Rodri agreed to join the Catalans.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Construction began in late 2023 to build restrooms, a parking lot with 80 spaces, a ranger station, a small amphitheater for ranger talks, and wide paths that will enable access for those with disabilities.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026