Backwards Meaning and Definition


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Backwards meaning

Word: Backwards

How to pronounce: ˈbækwədz

Adverb

Definitions:

1. (of a movement) in the direction of one's back.

Example sentences: "Penny glanced backwards"

2. (of an object's motion) back towards the starting point.

Example sentences: "The tape rolled backwards"

3. In reverse of the usual direction or order.

Example sentences: "Count backwards from twenty to ten"


Synonyms:

reverse

vice versa

contrariwise

rearwards

rearward

retrograde

move back

back to front

round


Antonyms:

ahead


Derivations:

backward

back


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Backwards in Other Languages...

Spanish: Atrás

German: Rückwärts

French: Rebours

Italian: Indietro

Turkish: Geriye


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