English adjective: rearward | |||
1. | rearward located in or toward the back or rear | ||
Samples | The chair's rear legs. The rear door of the plane. On the rearward side. | ||
Synonyms | rear | ||
Similar | back | ||
Antonyms | front | ||
2. | rearward directed or moving toward the rear | ||
Samples | A rearward glance. A rearward movement. | ||
Synonyms | reverse | ||
Similar | backward | ||
Antonyms | forward | ||
English noun: rearward | |||
1. | rearward (location) direction toward the rear | ||
Samples | His outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | back end, backside, rear | ||
English adverb: rearward | |||
1. | rearward at or to or toward the back or rear | ||
Samples | He moved back. Tripped when he stepped backward. She looked rearward out the window of the car. | ||
Synonyms | back, backward, backwards, rearwards | ||
Antonyms | forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards | ||