ADVERB | all | backward, back, backwards, rearward, rearwards | at or to or toward the back / back / back or rear |
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all | backward, backwards | in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal | |
all | backward, back | in or to or toward a past time | |
ADJECTIVE | all | backward | directed / directed or facing toward the back / back or rear |
all | backward | (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature | |
all | backward, half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded | retarded in intellectual development | |
all | backward | having made less than normal progress |
Sounds | bae'kwerd | |
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Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... |
Meaning | directed / directed or facing toward the back / back or rear. | |
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Example | "a backward view" | |
Narrower | backswept, sweptback | Used of hair |
cacuminal, retroflex | pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate | |
converse, reversed, transposed | Turned about in order or relation | |
inverse, reverse | reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect | |
rearward, reverse | directed or moving toward the rear | |
receding | (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back | |
reflexive, self-referent | referring back to itself | |
regardant | looking backward | |
retracted | Drawn back and in | |
retral, retrograde | Moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction | |
retroflex, retroflexed | bent / bent or curved backward | |
returning, reversive | tending to be turned back | |
See also | regressive | Opposing progress |
retrospective | concerned with or related to the past | |
Opposite | forward | At or near or directed / directed toward the front |
Meaning | (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature. | |
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Example | "a backward lover" | |
Narrower | bashful, blate | disposed to avoid notice |
See also | reserved | marked by self-restraint and reticence |
timid | showing fear and lack of confidence | |
Opposite | forward | Used of temperament or behavior |
Spanish | tímido | |
Catalan | tímid |
Meaning | retarded in intellectual development. | |
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Synonyms | half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded | |
Broader | retarded | relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development |
Usage of | archaism, archaicism | The use of an archaic expression |
Spanish | atrasado | |
Nouns | backwardness | lack of normal development of intellectual capacities |
Meaning | Having made less than normal progress. | |
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Example | "an economically backward country" | |
Broader | undynamic, adynamic | Characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness |
Meaning | At or to or toward the back / back / back or rear. | |
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Example | "tripped when he stepped backward" | |
Synonyms | back, backwards, rearward, rearwards | |
Opposite | forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard | At or to or toward the front |
Meaning | In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | backwards |
Meaning | In or to or toward a past time. | |
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Example | "lovers of the past looking fondly backward" | |
Synonym | back | |
Opposite | ahead, forward | Toward the future |
Spanish | atrás |
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