/ Thesaurus / B Synonyms of backspace character Find synonyms for: Noun1. backspace character, control character, ASCII control characterusage: a control character that indicates moving a space to the leftWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: aversion Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language