middle of nowhere
Far from civilization
A remote, isolated location far from cities, towns, or anything of note.
The phrase emphasizes distance from civilization and the difficulty of reaching or leaving such a place: We broke down in the middle of nowhere.
Often implies inconvenience or desolation, though sometimes appreciation for solitude: They built a cabin in the middle of nowhere.
- boondocksRemote rural areas
- backwaterStagnant side channel
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
- booniesRemote rural areas
- sticksSlender wood pieces
hinterland · podunk · one-horse town · back of beyond · remote · outback · backcountry · off the grid · isolated · jerkwater · no-man's-land · Timbuktu · uncharted territory · wasteland · badlands · ghost town · end of the line · dirt road
- remoteremote control, clicker, universal remote, smart remote, faraway
- remote placesremote, distant, far, faraway, afar
- Rundown placesdump, hole, dive, fleabag, flophouse
- rural areasvillage, villages, hamlet, hamlets, countryside
- backcountrybackcountry, backwoods, backpacking, bushwhacking, wilderness
middle of nowherecity center
Urban area's main district
downtown · urban center · metropolis · big city · major city
middle of nowherehub
Central connection point
transportation hub · central location · well-connected · on the map · crossroads
middle of nowherecenter of the world
capital city · center of attention · tourist destination · cultural capital · New York City
middle, nowhere, midpoint, middling, midline, amidships, middlemost