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backward - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
backward
Definition
(adj) directed or facing toward the back or rear
Example Sentence
a backward view
Definition
(adj) (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
Example Sentence
a backward lover
Definition
(adj) retarded in intellectual development
Synonyms
:
feebleminded
,
half-witted
,
slow-witted
Definition
(adj) having made less than normal progress
Example Sentence
an economically backward country
Definition
(adv) at or to or toward the back or rear
Synonyms
:
back
,
backwards
,
rearward
,
rearwards
Example Sentence
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car
Definition
(adv) in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
Synonyms
:
backwards
Example Sentence
it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'
the child put her jersey on backward
Definition
(adv) in or to or toward a past time
Synonyms
:
back
Example Sentence
set the clocks back an hour
never look back
lovers of the past looking fondly backward
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