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- Dictionarybackward/ˈbakwəd/
adjective
- 1. directed behind or to the rear: "she left the room without a backward glance" Similar Opposite
- 2. having made less progress than is normal or expected: "a backward agricultural country" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. another word for backwards
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BACKWARD definition: 1. not advanced: 2. towards the direction that is the opposite to the one in which you are facing…. Learn more.
1. a. : toward the back or rear. She glanced backward over her shoulder. b. : with the back foremost. Take three steps backward. 2. a. : in a reverse or contrary direction or way. Count backward from 10. b. : toward the past. a journey backward in time. c. : toward a worse state. His new job felt like a step backward.
A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning. He turned and walked out without a backward glance. He did a backward flip. Synonyms: reverse, inverted, inverse, back to front More Synonyms of backward. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Definition of backward adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100. toward the past: to look backward over one's earlier mistakes. toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward.
adjective. directed or facing toward the back or rear. “a backward view” synonyms: backswept, sweptback. used of hair. cacuminal, retroflex. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate. converse, reversed, transposed.
BACKWARD definition: 1. in the direction behind you: 2. less developed or slower to develop than normal: . Learn more.
