backward
adjective
[ ˈbakwəd ]
• directed behind or to the rear.
• "she left the room without a backward glance"
Similar:
reverse,
to/towards the rear,
rearward,
to/towards the back,
behind one,
• having made less progress than is normal or expected.
• "a backward agricultural country"
• lacking the confidence to do (something).
• "he was not backward in displaying his talents"
Similar:
reticent about,
hesitant about,
reluctant to,
unwilling to,
afraid to,
loath to,
averse to,
shy about,
diffident about,
unconfident about,
bashful about,
timid about,
coy about,
backward in coming forward,
• (of a fielding position) behind an imaginary line passing through the stumps at the batsman's end at right angles to the wicket.
• "backward square leg"
backward
adverb
• another word for backwards.
Origin:
Middle English: from earlier abackward, from aback.
backwards
adverb
• (of a movement) in the direction of one's back.
• "Penny glanced backwards"
Similar:
towards the rear,
rearwards,
backward,
behind one,
Opposite:
forwards,
• (of an object's motion) back towards the starting point.
• "the tape rolled backwards"
• in reverse of the usual direction or order.
• "count backwards from twenty to ten"
Similar:
in reverse,
from the highest to lowest,
in reverse order,
