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    backward
    /ˈbakwəd/

    adjective

    • 1. directed behind or to the rear: "she left the room without a backward glance" Similar reverseto/towards the rearrearwardto/towards the backOpposite forward
    • 2. having made less progress than is normal or expected: "a backward agricultural country" Similar underdevelopedundevelopedunsophisticatedprimitiveOpposite advancedsophisticated

    adverb

    • 1. another word for backwards

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › backwardBackward Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BACKWARD is toward the back or rear. How to use backward in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBACKWARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BACKWARD definition: 1. not advanced: 2. towards the direction that is the opposite to the one in which you are facing…. Learn more.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › backwardBACKWARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100. toward the past: to look backward over one's earlier mistakes. toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBACKWARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning. He turned and walked out without a backward glance. He did a backward flip. Synonyms: reverse, inverted, inverse, back to front More Synonyms of backward. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBACKWARD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BACKWARD meaning: 1. not advanced: 2. towards the direction that is the opposite to the one in which you are facing…. Learn more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › backwardBackward - definition of backward by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear. 2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use. 3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy. 4. Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked. adv. or back·wards (-wərdz) 1. To or toward the back or rear. 2.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › backwardBackward - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. directed or facing toward the back or rear. “a backward view” synonyms: backswept, sweptback. used of hair. cacuminal, retroflex. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate. converse, reversed, transposed.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbackward adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    having made less progress than normal; developing slowly. a backward part of the country, with no paved roads and no electricity. (British English, informal) She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy). Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › backwardbackward | meaning of backward in Longman Dictionary of...

    backward meaning, definition, what is backward: looking or facing in the direction that ...: Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › backwardBackward Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use. American Heritage. Hesitant, bashful, or shy, as in meeting people. Webster's New World. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy. American Heritage. More Adjective Definitions (11) Synonyms: impoverished. disadvantaged. deprived. depressed. underprivileged.