Backward — synonyms, backward antonyms, definition

1. backward (o)

away back backwards behind conservative in reverse off reactionary rearward regressive to the rear

2. backward (a)

back backwards bashful behind behindhand belated blunted conservative delayed dense detained diffident dilatory dim-witted dull faint half-witted hesitant hind hindmost • • •

3. backward (Adjective)

feebleminded slow-witted forward

backward (Adjective) — Directed or facing toward the back or rear. ex. "a backward view"

backward (Adjective) — (used of temperament or behaviour) marked by a retiring nature. ex. "a backward lover"

backward (Adjective) — Retarded in intellectual development. ex. "Poor backward Charlie was kept steadily at work"

backward (Adjective) — Having made less than normal progress. ex. "an economically backward country"

4. backward (Adverb)

rearwards forward

backward (Adverb) — At or to or toward the back or rear. ex. "tripped when he stepped backward"

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

backward (Adverb) — In, to or toward a past time. ex. "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"