Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > B Synonyms of backstairs Find synonyms for: Noun 1. backstairs, stairway, staircase usage: a second staircase at the rear of a building Adjective 1. backstair, backstairs, furtive, covert (vs. overt) usage: secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of backstairs (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: contretemps Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language