backstreet

The word “backstreet” has 2 syllables: back-street

It's pronounced as /bækstriːt/


What is synonym and antonym for backstreet?

In the thesaurus, “backstreet” has 40 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for backstreet along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for backstreet

  • alley
  • arterial
  • artery
  • avenue
  • boulevard
  • branch
  • by-street
  • bylane
  • bypath
  • byroad
  • bystreet
  • byway
  • carriageway
  • corniche
  • corridor
  • crossroad
  • drag
  • drive
  • expressway
  • freeway
  • high road
  • highway
  • pass
  • pike
  • road
  • roadway
  • row
  • secondary road
  • shunpike
  • side road
  • side street
  • street
  • switchback
  • thoroughfare
  • thruway
  • trace
  • track
  • trail
  • turnpike
  • way

Meanings of backstreet

  • noun
    1. A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
    2. A secret, clandestine or illegal scene.
  • adjective
    1. Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.

Example Sentences

  • They wandered through the backstreet alleys, exploring hidden gems of the city.
  • The quaint bookstore was nestled in a quiet backstreet away from the bustling main roads.
  • The children loved playing games in the narrow backstreet behind their houses.
  • The mural artist transformed the dull backstreet wall into a vibrant work of art.
  • The old theater was tucked away in a charming backstreet, preserving its historic charm.

On this page you'll find 40 synonyms or another words to backstreet, such as: alley, arterial, artery, avenue, boulevard, branch, by-street.

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

Related Words

dead end

  • Catch-22
  • Mexican standoff
  • abate
  • alley
  • alleyway
  • arterial
  • artery
  • avenue
  • backstreet
  • bar
  • bind
  • bite the dust
  • blank wall
  • blind
  • blind alley
  • block
  • blocked
  • bottleneck
  • boulevard
  • branch
  • break down
  • break off
  • break up
  • bystreet
  • byway
  • carriageway
  • causeway
  • cease
  • circle
  • close
  • closed
  • conclude
  • corner
  • corridor
  • crossroad
  • cul-de-sac
  • cut out
  • deadlock
  • determine
  • die
  • difficulty
  • dilemma
  • discontinue
  • drag
  • draw
  • drive
  • elapse
  • end
  • expire
  • expressway
  • finish
  • fix
  • freeway
  • give over
  • go
  • going nowhere
  • gridlock
  • halt
  • high road
  • highway
  • hole
  • impasse
  • impede
  • jam
  • knock off
  • lane
  • laneway
  • lapse
  • leading nowhere
  • leave off
  • let up
  • logjam
  • mews
  • morass
  • nowhere to turn
  • obstacle
  • obstruct
  • pass
  • pause
  • pickle
  • pike
  • pinch
  • place
  • plight
  • predicament
  • prevent
  • problem
  • prohibit
  • quagmire
  • quandary
  • quit
  • road
  • road block
  • roadway
  • route
  • row
  • secondary road
  • shunpike
  • side road
  • side street
  • spot
  • stalemate
  • stall
  • standoff
  • standstill
  • stay
  • stop
  • stumbling block
  • stymie
  • suspend
  • terminate
  • thoroughfare
  • thruway
  • thwart
  • trace
  • track
  • trail
  • turnpike
  • way
  • wind down
  • wind up
  • without egress
  • without exit

Main Street

  • alley
  • alleyway
  • autobahn
  • autoroute
  • autostrada
  • backstreet
  • beltway
  • branch
  • bypass
  • bystreet
  • byway
  • causeway
  • center city
  • circle
  • city center
  • close
  • corniche
  • crossroad
  • cul-de-sac
  • dead end
  • dual carriageway
  • high street
  • interstate
  • lane
  • laneway
  • mews
  • motorway
  • parkway
  • place
  • ring road
  • secondary road
  • shunpike
  • side road
  • side street
  • superhighway
  • switchback
  • through street
  • urban center

way

parkway

  • Main Street
  • access
  • alley
  • alleyway
  • approach
  • arterial
  • artery
  • asphalt
  • autobahn
  • autoroute
  • autostrada
  • avenue
  • back alley
  • back street
  • backstreet
  • beltway
  • boulevard
  • branch
  • bypass
  • bystreet
  • byway
  • carriageway
  • causeway
  • channel
  • circle
  • cobblestone
  • concrete
  • corniche
  • course
  • court
  • crossroad
  • dead end
  • direction
  • drag
  • dragway
  • drive
  • dual carriageway
  • entrance
  • entry
  • exit
  • expressway
  • four-lane
  • freeway
  • high road
  • high street
  • highway
  • interstate
  • lance
  • lane
  • laneway
  • line
  • main drag
  • mews
  • motorway
  • outlet
  • parking lot
  • pass
  • passage
  • path
  • pathway
  • pavement
  • pike
  • place
  • point
  • promenade
  • ring road
  • road
  • roadway
  • route
  • row
  • secondary road
  • shunpike
  • side road
  • side street
  • skyway
  • state highway
  • strait
  • street
  • stroll
  • subway
  • super slab
  • superhighway
  • switchback
  • terrace
  • thoroughfare
  • through street
  • throughway
  • thruway
  • toll road
  • tollgate
  • trace
  • track
  • trail
  • turf
  • turnpike
  • viaduct
  • waterway
  • way

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