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towards the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction: I walked backwards towards the door. He took a step backwards to allow her to pass. He began counting backwards: "Ten, nine, eight..." Compare. forwards mainly UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
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.
not doing something immediately or quickly, because you are nervous or not certain about it:
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.
You use backwards to indicate that something changes or develops in a way that is not an improvement, but is a return to old ideas or methods. Greater government intervention in businesses would represent a step backwards. ...the blaming that keeps us looking backward. 4. See also backward. 5. See backwards and forwards. 6.
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]
1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear. 2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use. 3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy. 4. Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked. adv. or back·wards (-wərdz) 1. To or toward the back or rear. 2.
