What is the meaning of backwards?

adverb

  • At or to or toward the back or rear.
    • usage: "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
  • In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal.
    • usage: "it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'"; "the child put her jersey on backward"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Backwards. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Backwards" http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Backwards, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762>.
MLAWordNet. "Backwards" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762>
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