Antonyms for backwater

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : bak-waw-ter, -wot-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbækˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər

Definition of backwater

Origin : late 14c., "water behind a dam," from back (adj.) + water (n.). Hence flat water without a current near a flowing river, as in a mill race (1820); figurative use of this for any flat, dull place is from 1899.

As in bayou : noun swampy outlet
As in frontier : noun unexplored, unoccupied area of land
As in rescind : verb declare null and void
As in slow : verb delay, restrict

Example sentences :

The sun had set, and the backwater, in deep shadow, was filling with a gentle haze.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Was it the backwater of my disgrace, I wonder, that has overwhelmed poor Gill?'
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

Then he had seemed to himself in the backwater, out of the throng of existence.
Extract from : « The Arbiter » by Lady F. E. E. Bell

He came to the island, and let his boat slide into the backwater.
Extract from : « The Dark Flower » by John Galsworthy

The backwater was not a happy place—they would not stay there a single minute.
Extract from : « The Dark Flower » by John Galsworthy

The underlying principle of a world's backwater like this is restful stagnation.
Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke

The room faced the backwater of traffic, and was very silent.
Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy

The weir had not been on the main stream, but they had come upon it in exploring a backwater.
Extract from : « The Invader » by Margaret L. Woods

Why, you both look as you did that night the backwater of the South Fork came into our cabin.
Extract from : « The Three Partners » by Bret Harte

In the hot summer days the backwater of a mill is a place beloved of many.
Extract from : « The Thames » by G. E. Mitton

Synonyms for backwater

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