All back of beyond synonyms
back of be·yond
B b noun back of beyond
- wilderness — a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
- back country — The back country is an area that is a long way from any city and has very few people living in it.
- boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
- bush — A bush is a large plant which is smaller than a tree and has a lot of branches.
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- forest — Lee, 1873–1961, U.S. inventor of radio, telegraphic, and telephonic equipment.
- hinterland — Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
- jungle — a novel (1906) by Upton Sinclair.
- outback — (sometimes initial capital letter) the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually preceded by the).
- waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- wasteland — land that is uncultivated or barren.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
- barrens — (in North America) a stretch of usually level land that is sparsely vegetated or barren
- sticks — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- backwoods — If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life.
- boonies — The boonies are the same as the boondocks.
- back o' beyond — remote; out-of-the-way; isolated.