middle of nowhere

Noun

Meaning

the middle of nowhere (singular only)

(idiomatic) A very remote or secluded area; a nondescript place lacking population, interesting things, or defining characteristics.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

backwater backwoods boondocks bush outback province nowhere wilderness farmland hinterland countryside Timbuktu jumping-off place back country back of beyond
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Antonyms

accessible areas accessible zones adjacent zones adjoining areas accessible location near place
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Examples

No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up in the middle of nowhere. Sheryl Crow

And I also have a camera, a Web cam, and I have one at home, so I can hook up and talk to the girls, and they can see me while we're on the bus in the middle of nowhere. Lee Ann Womack

Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives. Joseph Heller

I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth. Steve McQueen

Because of the need to remove all modernism, we stayed in the middle of nowhere all day long, living out of tents. It was cold. It definitely set the scene. Skeet Ulrich

My name is Patrick, and I'm a biped carbon-based life form. In my spare time I enjoy walking upright and being warm-blooded, and I'm a Scorpio.* I live here ... on planet Earth, a piece of rock orbiting a giant fireball in the middle of nowhere. I feel I belong here. Pat Condell

Close letter words and terms

middle of bumfuck nowhere middle of july middle of june middle of october middle of september middle of spring