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backward

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbækwərdz/


backward
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Sense: Adjective: at or to the rear
Synonyms:
backwards (UK), rearward, retrograde, back Collocations, rear Collocations, reverse Collocations, to the rear, towards the rear, towards the back, to the back, sternward, sternwards (UK), hind Collocations
Antonyms:
forward Collocations, forwards, ahead Collocations, to the front, along Collocations, onward Collocations, frontwards, towards the front
Sense: Adjective: behind in development
Synonyms:
backwards (UK), underdeveloped, undeveloped, unsophisticated, primitive, unenlightened, behind Collocations, behind the times, old-fashioned Collocations, medieval, stunted, regressive, backward-thinking, Third World (potentially offensive), slow to develop, slow Collocations, retarded
Antonyms:
progressive, developed Collocations
Sense: Adjective: shy
Synonyms:
backwards (UK), shy Collocations, bashful, reserved Collocations, timid, withdrawn Collocations, retiring, shy and retiring, diffident, subdued Collocations, self-effacing, introverted, quiet Collocations, hesitant
Antonyms:
forward Collocations, extroverted, outgoing Collocations, social Collocations
Sense: Adverb: towards the rear
Synonyms:
rearward, rearwards (UK), back Collocations, backwards (UK), to the back, to the rear, towards the rear, towards the back, sternward, sternwards (UK), in reverse, back in time, over your shoulder, behind Collocations, behind you, in back of (US), abaft, towards the stern


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