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| 1. | [ adverb ] at or to or toward or the back or rear | |
| Synonyms: | back rearward backwards rearwards | |
| Examples: | "he moved back" "tripped when he stepped backward" "she looked rearward out the window of the car" |
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| Related terms: | forward | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] directed or facing toward the back or rear | |
| Examples: | "a backward view" |
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| Related terms: | forward negative inverse regardant rearward reflexive retracted cacuminal retroflex retral receding returning converse backswept retrospective regressive | |
| 3. | [ adverb ] in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | |
| Synonyms: | backwards | |
| Examples: | "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'" "the child put her jersey on backward" |
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| 4. | [ adverb ] in or to or toward a past time | |
| Synonyms: | back | |
| Examples: | "set the clocks back an hour" "never look back" "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" |
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| Related terms: | ahead ahead | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] retarded in intellectual development | |
| Synonyms: | feebleminded | |
| Related terms: | retarded | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature | |
| Examples: | "a backward lover" |
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| Related terms: | forward bashful timid | |
| Similar spelling: |
backwards backyard backsword baccarat |
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