backward

/bˈækwɚd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

1. at or to or toward the back or rear
   “he moved back”
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'”
3. in or to or toward a past time
   “set the clocks back an hour”

adjective

1. directed or facing toward the back or rear
   “a backward view”
2. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
   “a backward lover”
3. retarded in intellectual development
4. having made less than normal progress
   “an economically backward country”

Synonyms for backward

• back
• backwards
• rearward
• rearwards
• backswept
• cacuminal
• converse
• inverse
• receding
• reflexive
• regardant
• retracted
• retral
• retroflex
• returning
• bashful
• half-witted
• slow-witted
• feebleminded
• retarded
• undynamic

Antonyms of backward

• forward