Backward (Adverb)

Meaning ¹

In or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward".

Synonyms

• Back

Antonyms

• Forward

Meaning ²

In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal; "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward".

Synonyms

• Backwards

Meaning ³

At or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car".

Synonyms

• Rearward
• Back
• Rearwards
• Backwards

Antonyms

• Forward