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English adverb: backwards

1. backwards at or to or toward the back or rear


SamplesHe moved back.
Tripped when he stepped backward.
She looked rearward out the window of the car.


Synonymsback, backward, rearward, rearwards


Antonymsforrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards

2. backwards in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal


SamplesIt's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'.
The child put her jersey on backward.


Synonymsbackward









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