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as in backward
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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also rearwards
as in backwards
toward the rear
turned rearward for a moment, just for one final look at the haunting scene
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearward
Adjective
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The shifter has been altered to a jockey/suicide hand-shift arrangement, and the rear brake lever is now mounted on the left bar.New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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The automaker decided to imbue the at-the-time outgoing Vanquish with some Italian style, which meant widening the front grille, tweaking the lighting package, and adding a bigger rear spoiler.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Now that your remaining items are still within the use-by date, arrange them in backward chronological order.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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However, due to Saturn's backward motion, which hinders our senses, these judgments might not be correct.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Bob came out of nowhere and hitchhiked to New York City with a guitar on his back.Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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Smashing home Barca's third goal in the top corner past a hapless Andriy Lunin, Lamine mocked Vinicius Jr. by copying his celebration dance with Alejandro Balde, and also pointed to the name on his back in front of the home crowd like Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo once did at Camp Nou.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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While upright, the Tower represents sudden, often chaotic transformation, but the warning is about the dangers of stagnation and holding on too tightly to the old when in reverse.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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The same Newtonian principles that drove stock prices and indexes higher, apply the same magic in reverse.Joel Shulman, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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