Remote backwater Synonyms

Definitions for Remote


  • (adjective) small in degree
  • (adjective) having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others
  • (adjective) screened or sequestered from view

Definitions for Backwater


  • (noun) a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country
  • (noun) a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
  • (noun) a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring