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"
- synonyms: backward
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). Backwards. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "Backwards" http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, Backwards, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "Backwards" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762> |