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1
being at or in the part of something opposite the front part
- got rearward quarters aboard the ship
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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
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rearward
adverbvariants:
also rearwards
Synonyms & Antonyms of rearward (Entry 2 of 3)
toward the rear
- turned rearward for a moment, just for one final look at the haunting scene
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- anticlockwise
- [chiefly British],
- counterclockwise,
- left-handed,
- left-handedly,
- retrograde,
- reversely,
- widdershins
- (also withershins)
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The first known use of rearward was in the 14th century
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