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   backwards

   /ˈbakwədz/

   adverb

   • 1. (of a movement) in the direction of one's back: "Penny glanced backwards" Similar towards the rearrearwardsbackwardbehind oneOpposite forwards
   • 2. (of an object's motion) back towards the starting point: "the tape rolled backwards"
   • 3. in reverse of the usual direction or order: "count backwards from twenty to ten" Similar in reversefrom the highest to lowestin reverse order
   • ▪ towards the past: "the songs look backwards to long-ago battles"
   • ▪ towards or into a worse state: "a step backwards for the economy" Similar deterioratedeclinedegenerateworsenget worseinformal:go downhilltake a nosedivego to potgo to the dogshit the skidsgo down the toiletgo down the tubesOpposite improve

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

   • S

     1

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