 backwards |
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| 1. | [ adverb ] at or to or toward or the back or rear | |
| Synonyms: | back backward rearward 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. | [ adverb ] in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | |
| Synonyms: | backward | |
| 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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| Similar spelling: |
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