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Back-water

Synonyms for "back-water" (114 found)

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Informal (22)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

stick dodge reef

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Verb, slang(7 words)

hold up back up get around slow up ease up slack off cry off

Noun, verb, slang(5 words)

curb whirl retard twirl sticks

General use (92)

Adj, adv, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

moderate repudiate

Noun, verb(20 words)

arrest withdraw swirl renounce retract throttle sidestep revoke reflux vortex backwash backpedal whirlpool climb down gurge backtrack backflow counterflow countermarch backtrail

Name, noun, verb(7 words)

delay swallow frontier brake gulf rein shirk

Verb(38 words)

relax deny slacken let down obstruct hold back evade slow down abjure keep back recant detain set back impede forswear elude disclaim let up take back renege

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ease off disown back out back down lose ground decelerate rein in disavow give back resile draw rein slack up unsay throttle down eat crow back off eat humble pie back away

Noun(7 words)

maelstrom hinterland boondocks refluence regurgitation boondock backcountry

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, noun(2 words)

backwoods countercurrent

up country hold in check up-country take in sail crawfish out clip the wings lose momentum lose speed back stream counterflux make sternway go into reverse go astern

Proper Noun(1 words)

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