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- Dictionarybackward/ˈbakwəd/
adjective
- 1. directed behind or to the rear: "she left the room without a backward glance" Similar Opposite
- 2. having made less progress than is normal or expected: "a backward agricultural country" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. another word for backwards
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1. a. : toward the back or rear. She glanced backward over her shoulder. b. : with the back foremost. Take three steps backward. 2. a. : in a reverse or contrary direction or way. Count backward from 10. b. : toward the past. a journey backward in time. c. : toward a worse state. His new job felt like a step backward.
BACKWARD definition: 1. not advanced: 2. towards the direction that is the opposite to the one in which you are facing…. Learn more.
in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100. toward the past: to look backward over one's earlier mistakes. toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward.
A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning. He turned and walked out without a backward glance. He did a backward flip. Synonyms: reverse, inverted, inverse, back to front More Synonyms of backward. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
adjective. directed or facing toward the back or rear. “a backward view” synonyms: backswept, sweptback. used of hair. cacuminal, retroflex. pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate. converse, reversed, transposed.
adj. 1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear. 2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use. 3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy. 4. Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked. adv. or back·wards (-wərdz) 1. To or toward the back or rear. 2.
having made less progress than normal; developing slowly. a backward part of the country, with no paved roads and no electricity. (British English, informal) She's not backward in coming forward (= she's not shy). Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
to try to an unusual degree (to please, pacify, etc.) to attempt to compensate, as for one's own bias, tendency, etc., with an extreme effort in the opposite direction. Webster's New World.
adj. [before a noun] directed toward the back or past: a backward look. [before a noun] reversed; returning: a backward movement. behind in time, progress, or development: send help to backward countries. bashful or hesitant; shy: a little backward giving his opinions. Idioms. backward (s) and forward (s), in every detail; thoroughly.
Definition of backward – Learner’s Dictionary. backward. adjective. uk / ˈbækwəd / us. backward adjective (DIRECTION) in the direction behind you: a backward glance. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. backward adjective (DEVELOPMENT)
