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 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "backwards" http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, backwards, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762>.
MLAWordNet. "backwards" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/backwards/definitions/1250762>
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