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- [bak-dawr, -dohr]
- /ˈbækˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr/
- /ˈbækˈdɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak-dawr, -dohr]
- /ˈbækˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr/
Definitions of backdoor word
- adjective backdoor You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way. 3
- singular noun backdoor If you say that someone is doing something through or by the backdoor, you disapprove of them because they are doing it in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way. 3
- modifier backdoor carried out covertly and without public or official knowledge and approval; done 'by the back door' 3
- adjective backdoor of a rear entrance 3
- adjective backdoor secret; underhanded 3
- adjective backdoor secret; furtive; illicit; indirect. 1
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Origin of backdoor
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; adj. use of back door
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Parts of speech for Backdoor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
backdoor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
backdoor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for backdoor
adj backdoor
- classified — Classified information or documents are officially secret.
- hush-hush — highly secret or confidential: a hush-hush political investigation.
- private — privacy
- intimate — associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
- arcane — Something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.
adjective backdoor
- hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- unrevealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- underhand — not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
Antonyms for backdoor
adj backdoor
- known — past participle of know1 .
- well-known — clearly or fully known: The well-known reasons are obvious.
- public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
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