Synonyms of backyard

backyard 1 of 2

noun

ˈbak-ˈyärd 

as in vicinity

an adjoining region or space

shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vicinity
• neighborhood
• environment
• environs
• surroundings
• vicinage
• purlieus
• surround

backyard

2 of 2

adjective

as in amateur

being such only for recreation

an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amateur
• inexperienced
• Sunday
• avocational
• nonprofessional
• weekend
• naïve
• primitive
• unprepared
• jackleg
• amateurish
• unprofessional
• unskilled
• unschooled
• uninitiated
• untutored
• part-time
• naive
• self-taught
• untrained
• untaught
• dilettante
• inexpert
• unqualified

Examples of backyard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Use it in your backyard to add some floral charm and create a corner of privacy. —Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2024

Animal breeders say sales of pint-sized farm animals have grown since the COVID-19 pandemic, when more people started raising backyard chickens for fun and fresh eggs. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2024

Adjective

In November, the CDC recommended that people who interact with birds that look sick – even in backyard flocks – should wear disposable gloves, boots, eye protection and an N95 respirator or a face mask. —Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 Mar. 2023

This is not some squabble over the backyard fence or even long-simmering animosities. —Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023