<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(often used with a singular verb) wooded or partially uncleared and unsettled districts</li><li>any remote or isolated area</li><li>Synonyms: backwater, bush, boonies, boondocks, woodland, wild, hinterland</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of or relating to the backwoods</li><li>unsophisticated; uncouth</li></ul>