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backward
[bak-werd]
adverb
toward the back or rear.
Antonyms:with the back foremost.
in the reverse of the usual or right way.
counting backward from 100.
toward the past.
to look backward over one's earlier mistakes.
toward a less advanced state; retrogressively.
Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward.
adjective
directed toward the back or past.
reversed; returning.
a backward movement;
a backward journey.
behind in time or progress; late; slow.
a backward learner;
a backward country.
Synonyms: , ,bashful or hesitant; shy.
a backward lover.
Synonyms: , ,
backward
/ ˈæə /
adjective
(usually prenominal) directed towards the rear
a backward glance
retarded in physical, material, or intellectual development
backward countries
a backward child
of or relating to the past; conservative or reactionary
( in combination )
backward-looking
reluctant or bashful
a backward lover
chess (of a pawn) behind neighbouring pawns and unable to be supported by them
adverb
a variant of backwards
Other 51Թ Forms
- backwardly adverb
- backwardness noun
- unbackward adjective
- ˈɲ adverb
- ˈɲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
backward and forward, thoroughly: Also backwards and forwards.
He knew his lesson backward and forward.
Example Sentences
Flanagan traces Chuck’s life backward in time, letting us watch as the joy slips away, favored for an existence that prioritizes things that are practical and safe.
Cameras turned toward him as two Secret Service agents tried to push him backward.
Video of the arrest shows the labor leader pushed by authorities in riot gear until he falls backward, appearing to strike his head on the curb.
Video of the arrest shows him being pushed by authorities in riot gear until he falls backward, appearing to strike his head on the curb.
The website published video of Osment, wearing his ski helmet backward, allegedly holding up the line for a ski lift.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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