back-and-forth

The word “back-and-forth” has 3 syllables: back-and-forth

It's pronounced as /ˌbæk ənd ˈfɔrθ/


What is synonym and antonym for back-and-forth?

In the thesaurus, “back-and-forth” has 72 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for back-and-forth along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for back-and-forth

  • alternating
  • argument
  • argumentation
  • argy-bargy
  • backwards and forwards
  • bargain
  • bargaining
  • barter
  • bull session
  • chat
  • chat room
  • colloquy
  • commutation
  • confab
  • confabulation
  • conference
  • consult
  • consultancy
  • consultation
  • conversation
  • council
  • counsel
  • deal
  • dealing
  • debate
  • deliberation
  • dialog
  • dialogue
  • dicker
  • dickering
  • discourse
  • discussion
  • disquisition
  • exchange
  • forum
  • from pillar to post
  • from side to side
  • give-and-take
  • haggling
  • horse trade
  • horse trading
  • in and out
  • logrolling
  • meeting
  • negotiation
  • palaver
  • parley
  • pourparler
  • quid pro quo
  • rap
  • reciprocation
  • recompense
  • replacement
  • requital
  • roundtable
  • seesaw
  • seminar
  • skull practice
  • skull session
  • substitution
  • swap
  • symposium
  • talk
  • talkathon
  • to and fro
  • trade
  • trade-off
  • transaction
  • truck
  • up and down
  • vacillating
  • words

Meanings of back-and-forth

  • noun
    1. The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.
    2. Negotiations or discussions between two or more parties, a dialog.

Example Sentences

  • The children played a lively game of back-and-forth on the playground.
  • The negotiations continued in a frustrating back-and-forth between the two parties.
  • The tennis match featured an intense back-and-forth rally.
  • We engaged in a friendly back-and-forth exchange of ideas during the meeting.
  • The pendulum swung in a rhythmic back-and-forth motion.

On this page you'll find 72 synonyms or another words to back-and-forth, such as: alternating, argument, argumentation, argy-bargy, backwards and forwards, bargain, bargaining.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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debate

  • absorb
  • account
  • advisement
  • agitate
  • agitation
  • agonizing
  • altercate
  • altercation
  • analyze
  • answer
  • apartness
  • argue
  • argument
  • argumentation
  • argy-bargy
  • assimilate
  • back-and-forth
  • bandy
  • bargaining
  • believe
  • bicker
  • blah-blah
  • broach
  • bull session
  • bump heads
  • canvas
  • canvass
  • chat
  • chat room
  • chew on
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  • chew the fat
  • clash
  • cogitate
  • cogitation
  • collision
  • colloquy
  • combat
  • conceive
  • conclude
  • confab
  • confabulation
  • conference
  • conflict
  • confliction
  • confute
  • consider
  • consideration
  • consult
  • consultancy
  • consultation
  • contemplate
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  • contend
  • contention
  • contest
  • contestation
  • controversy
  • controvert
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  • conversation
  • council
  • counsel
  • cross swords
  • deliberate
  • deliberation
  • demonstrate
  • dialectic
  • dialog
  • dialogue
  • differ
  • difference
  • difficulty
  • digest
  • disaccord
  • disagreement
  • discept
  • discord
  • discourse
  • discuss
  • discussion
  • disprove
  • disputation
  • dispute
  • disquisition
  • dissension
  • dissensus
  • dissention
  • dissonance
  • divarication
  • division
  • entertain
  • explore
  • eye
  • falling-out
  • fight
  • firestorm
  • forensic
  • forge
  • forum
  • give-and-take
  • hammer away at
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  • hash over
  • hassle
  • have at it
  • hesitation
  • indecision
  • introduce
  • introspection
  • kick around
  • kickup
  • knock around
  • lock horns
  • look at
  • match
  • meditate
  • meditation
  • meeting
  • misunderstanding
  • moot
  • mooting
  • negotiation
  • nonconcurrence
  • opine
  • oppose
  • palaver
  • parley
  • perpend
  • pettifog
  • pick a bone
  • polemic
  • ponder
  • pondering
  • pourparler
  • premeditation
  • propound
  • prove
  • put up argument
  • quarrel
  • question
  • raise
  • rap
  • reason
  • rebut
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  • reflection
  • refute
  • refuting
  • rehash
  • reminisce
  • review
  • revolve
  • roundtable
  • ruminate
  • rumination
  • second-guess
  • seminar
  • set to
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  • skull practice
  • skull session
  • stir up
  • strife
  • struggle
  • study
  • symposium
  • talk
  • talk back
  • talk game
  • talk out
  • talk over
  • talkathon
  • thought
  • thrash out
  • tiff
  • toss around
  • turn
  • weigh
  • words
  • wrangle

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