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Synonyms & Antonyms of backward
(Entry 1 of 2)
- looking backward, we could see the town receding in the distance
Synonyms for backward
Words Related to backward
- anticlockwise
- [chiefly British],
- counterclockwise,
- left-handed,
- left-handedly,
- retrograde,
- reversely,
- widdershins
- (also withershins)
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- the loud noise prompted him to glance backward to see what was happening
Synonyms for backward
Words Related to backward
- across,
- athwart,
- counter,
- counterclockwise,
- widdershins
- (also withershins)
Near Antonyms for backward
backward
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of backward (Entry 2 of 2)
- a backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going
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- curiously, the quiet, backward man opened up when around other introverts
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Near Antonyms for backward
- boon,
- clubbable
- (also clubable),
- companionable,
- convivial,
- gregarious,
- sociable,
- social
Antonyms for backward
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- immodest,
- outgoing
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The first known use of backward was in the 14th century
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