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backward
Synonyms and Antonyms of backward
1
directed, turned, or done toward the back
2
not comfortable around people
boon, clubbable (also clubable), companionable, convivial, gregarious, sociable, social
extroverted (also extraverted), immodest, outgoing
Synonyms and Antonyms of backward
1
toward the rear
anticlockwise [chiefly British], counterclockwise, left-handed, left-handedly, retrograde, reversely, widdershins (also withershins)
2
toward the opposite direction
behind, down, downward (or downwards), rearward (also rearwards)
across, athwart, counter, counterclockwise, widdershins (also withershins)
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