Local English word record

backwards

adverb · 2 senses

at or to or toward the back or rear

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Examples

  • he moved back
  • tripped when he stepped backward
  • she looked rearward out the window of the car

Word relationships

Synonyms

back, backward, rearward, rearwards

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Princeton WordNet 3.0