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backwater

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Synonyms and Antonyms of backwater

a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country

a distant backwater that didn't even have electricity at that time

Synonyms of backwater

backcountry, backland(s), backwoods, bush, frontier, hinterland, outback, outlands, up-country

Words Related to backwater

boonies [slang], boondocks, country, countryside, sticks

Phrases Synonymous with backwater

(the) back of beyond

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