BACKWARD
Scrabble letter values: B3A1C3K5W4A1R1D2 = 20
Definition
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear. — synonyms: back, backwards, rearward, rearwards
- adverb in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal. — synonyms: backwards
- adverb in or to or toward a past time. — synonyms: back
- adjective directed or facing toward the back or rear.
- adjective (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature.
- adjective retarded in intellectual development. — synonyms: half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded
- adjective having made less than normal progress.
Examples
- “he moved back”
- “tripped when he stepped backward”
- “she looked rearward out the window of the car”