All backwater synonyms
backΒ·waΒ·ter
B b verb backwater
- quash β to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
- invalidate β to render invalid; discredit.
- annul β If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- revoke β to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
- reverse β opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- void β Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
- dismantle β to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc.: to dismantle a ship; to dismantle a fortress.
- abolish β If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- renege β Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
- retract β to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
- abrogate β If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
- overturn β to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
- repeal β to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant.
- set aside β the act or state of setting or the state of being set.
- decelerate β When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- retard β to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- slacken β If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- relax β to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
- lessen β to become less.
- lag β netlag
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- stall β a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- abate β If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.
- curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- diminish β to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- impede β to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- curtail β If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- temper β a particular state of mind or feelings.
- scrub β to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
- forget β to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- recall β to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- remove β to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- countermand β If you countermand an order, you cancel it, usually by giving a different order.
- nix β nothing.
- handicap β a race or other contest in which certain disadvantages or advantages of weight, distance, time, etc., are placed upon competitors to equalize their chances of winning.
- mire β a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- choke β When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
- detain β When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- procrastinate β to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
noun backwater
- sticks β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- river β a person who rives.
- brook β to bear; tolerate
- creek β A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
- stream β a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- outlet β an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.