Synonyms for back chat
- noun
- verb
All synonyms
Noun
give-and-take, back talk, lip, banter, raillery rare
Verb
1. Answer back
answer back, sass, mouth off slang
Other
larrup rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
- v. 1
To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
Peter was sent to detention for backchatting the teacher.
Related words
- Other spellings
- back-chat backchat
Example sentences
- lip I bit the inside of my lip and got a canker sore.
- banter Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.
By length
- 3 letters
- lip1
- 4 letters
- sass1
- 6 letters
- banter2, larrup
- 8 letters
- raillery
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (banter2 = 2 syllables).