rearward

rearward

adjective

Definition of REARWARD

1

being at or in the part of something opposite the front part <got rearward quarters aboard the ship>

Synonyms aft, after, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward

Related Words dorsal

Near Antonyms ventral

Antonyms anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal

2

directed, turned, or done toward the back <the tearful girl gave a rearward glance to her younger brother as she was being led down the street for her first day at school>

Synonyms rearward, retrograde

Related Words reverse, reversed; aft, after, hind, posterior, rear; astern, sternforemost

Near Antonyms forward