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backyard

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of backyard

being such only for recreation
  • an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists
Synonyms of backyard

amateur, avocational, jackleg, nonprofessional, Sunday
Words Related to backyard

naive (or naïve), primitive, self-taught

amateurish, dilettante, inexperienced, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilled

uninitiated, unprepared, unqualified, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored

part-time, weekend

backyard

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of backyard

an adjoining region or space
  • shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
Synonyms of backyard

environs, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage, vicinity
Words Related to backyard

environment, surround, surroundings

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