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rearward

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rearward

1 being at or in the part of something opposite the front part
  • got rearward quarters aboard the ship
Synonyms of rearward

aft, after, back, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rear
Words Related to rearward

dorsal
Near Antonyms of rearward

ventral
Antonyms of rearward

anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal
2 directed, turned, or done toward the back
  • gave a rearward glance toward home
Synonyms of rearward

backward, retrograde
Words Related to rearward

reverse, reversed

aft, after, hind, posterior, rear

astern, sternforemost
Near Antonyms of rearward

forward

rearward

adverb
variants: also rearwards

Synonyms and Antonyms of rearward

toward the rear
  • I turned rearward for a moment, just for one final look at the haunting scene.
Synonyms of rearward

back, backward (or backwards)
Words Related to rearward

astern, sternforemost

counterclockwise, left-handed, left-handedly, retrograde, reversely
Near Antonyms of rearward

before
Antonyms of rearward

ahead, along, forth, forward, forwards, on, onward (also onwards)

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