backward

adjectives

directed or facing toward the back or rear

"a backward view"

backward

antonym

forward

is similar to

used of hair

backswept, sweptback

is similar to

pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

cacuminal, retroflex

is similar to

turned about in order or relation

"transposed letters"

converse, reversed, transposed

is similar to

reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

inverse, reverse

is similar to

directed or moving toward the rear

"a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

rearward, reverse

is similar to

(of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

receding

is similar to

referring back to itself

reflexive, self-referent

is similar to

looking backward

regardant

is similar to

drawn back and in

"a cat with retracted claws"

retracted

is similar to

moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction

retral, retrograde

is similar to

bent or curved backward

retroflex, retroflexed

is similar to

tending to be turned back

returning, reversive

adverbs

at or to or toward the back or rear

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

back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards

antonym

forward

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

"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, backwards

in or to or toward a past time

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

back, backward

antonym

forward