Synonyms of backwater

backwater

noun

as in countryside

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 & Similar Words

• countryside
• backwoods
• frontier
• bush
• country
• hinterland
• outback
• up-country
• (the) back of beyond
• backcountry
• outlands
• boondocks
• backland(s)
• boonies
• sticks