backwoods

Meaning

Noun

1. Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
2. A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.

Adj

1. Pertaining to the backwoods.
2. Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.

Synonyms

hinterland

wilderness

back country

boondocks

middle of nowhere

rude

thicket

unrefined

wasteland

weald

wild

back regions

out-of-the-way place

god-forsaken place

yarny

badlands

yarnlike

bush

debased

interior

Translations

basit

hinterland

interior

kaba

bosque

Krähwinkel

arrière-pays

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbak.wʊdz/

Etymology

From back + woods.