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backward

('b/&/kw/@/rd )

directed or facing toward the back or rear(adj.all)

Example:
A backward view.

Antonym:
forward

source: wordnet30
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature(adj.all)

Example:
A backward lover.

source: wordnet30
Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.(adjective)

source: webster1913

at or to or toward the back or rear(adv.all)

Example:
Tripped when he stepped backward.

Synonym:
back, backwards, rearward, rearwards
Antonym:
forrad, forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards

source: wordnet30
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal(adv.all)

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

source: wordnet30
in or to or toward a past time(adv.all)

Example:
Lovers of the past looking fondly backward.

Synonym:
back
Antonym:
ahead, forward

source: wordnet30
With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride backward.(adverb)

source: webster1913

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