Synonyms of backchat

backchat

noun

ˈbak-ˌchat 

1

as in disrespect

disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request

there'll be no backchat from you, young lady

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrespect
• insolence
• sass
• rudeness
• impudence
• mouth
• impertinence
• back talk
• retort
• cheek
• nonsense
• sauce
• rejoinder
• tactlessness
• riposte
• cuteness
• guff
• wisecrack
• impoliteness
• crossness
• audacity
• discourtesy
• boldness
• vulgarity
• crassness
• brazenness
• bluntness
• brusqueness
• comeback
• gruffness
• coarseness
• audaciousness
• crudity
• surliness
• abruptness
• curtness
• bluffness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• diplomacy
• politeness
• civility
• cordiality
• consideration
• courtesy
• tactfulness
• gallantry
• respect
• smoothness
• gentility
• deference
• graciousness
• suavity
• suaveness
• affability

2

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

bored with the usual backchat with which people whiled away the lunch hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• chatter
• talk
• gossip
• chitchat
• small talk
• dialogue
• chin-wag
• natter
• gab
• chin music
• confabulation
• palaver
• table talk
• jaw
• debate
• gabfest
• discourse
• patter
• cackle
• causerie
• jangle
• tête-à-tête
• schmooze
• rap
• confab
• exchange
• conference
• symposium
• colloquy
• parley
• give-and-take
• yammer
• happy talk
• yak
• yap
• cross talk

3

as in banter

good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks

outsiders sometimes mistook their constant backchat for spiteful bickering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• banter
• laugh
• joke
• raillery
• badinage
• persiflage
• repartee
• jesting
• chatter
• humor
• humorousness
• ribbing
• give-and-take
• chaff
• joshing
• witticism
• wit
• gag
• gossip
• barb
• facetiousness
• wisecrack
• mocking
• pleasantry
• gambit
• kidding
• richness
• quip
• funniness
• ridiculing
• wordplay
• jest
• sally
• fooling
• chitchat
• nothings
• dig
• razzing
• small talk
• drollness
• waggery
• hilariousness
• crack

Example Sentences

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