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backward

Letters that make backward

a, b, d, k, c, r, w are letters that make 'backward'

Words within backward

ward, BA, Kwa, Ba, Ward, AC, ar, kW, WA, war, back, AR, Ac, Ar are words within 'backward'

Anagrams of backward

drawback is an anagram of 'backward'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of backward

backwards is a word created by adding a letter to 'backward'

backward is an 8 letter word starting with b
backward is an 8 letter word ending with d

7 possible definitions for 'backward'

Backward as "having made less than normal progress"

Under this definition, backward is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to backward

undynamic, adynamic are similar to 'backward'.

Example of backward used within this context

"an economically backward country"

Backward as "retarded in intellectual development"

Under this definition, backward is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded have the same meaning as 'backward'

backward Usage

'backward' can be a useage of archaism, archaicism.

Derivatives of backward

slow-wittedness, slowness, denseness, retardation, mental retardation, backwardness, subnormality, dumbness, feeblemindedness are derivatives of 'backward'.

Similar to backward

retarded is similar to backward.

Backward as "in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal"

Under this definition, backward is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

backwards has the same meaning as backward

Example of backward used within this context

"it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'", "the child put her jersey on backward"

Backward as "at or to or toward the back or rear"

Under this definition, backward is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rearward, back, backwards, rearwards have the same meaning as 'backward'

Antonyms

forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard have the opposite meaning of 'backward'

Example of backward used within this context

"he moved back", "tripped when he stepped backward", "she looked rearward out the window of the car"

Backward as "in or to or toward a past time"

Under this definition, backward is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

back has the same meaning as backward

Antonyms

ahead, forward have the opposite meaning of 'backward'

Example of backward used within this context

"set the clocks back an hour", "never look back", "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"

Backward as "(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature"

Under this definition, backward is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

forward has the opposite meaning of backward

Similar to backward

bashful, blate are similar to 'backward'.

Example of backward used within this context

"a backward lover"

Backward as "directed or facing toward the back or rear"

Under this definition, backward is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

forward has the opposite meaning of backward

Similar to backward

retral, cacuminal, regardant(ip), reversive, reflexive, retrograde, self-referent, backswept, sweptback, retroflex, retroflex, converse, reversed, transposed, inverse, reverse, reverse, rearward, receding(a), retracted, retroflexed, returning(a) are similar to 'backward'.

Example of backward used within this context

"a backward view"