- Types Of Speech
- You can use backward as a article, adverb or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Backward
- A 2 syllables article and 8 letters with the letters a, b, c, d, k, r, and w, 6 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters kw. Backward starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters b, ba, bac, back, backw, and the ending characters are d, rd, ard, ward, kward, ..
- Definition
- Directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view"
- Origin/Roots
- Old English
- Compound Words
- A compound word, backward has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are back, and ward.
- Pig Latin
- Backward in Pig Latin is said as "ackwardbay or ackwardbway".
- Unigram
- b | a | c | k | w | a | r | d
- Bigram
- ba | ac | ck | kw | wa | ar | rd
- Trigram
- bac | ack | ckw | kwa | war | ard
- Quadrigram
- back | ackw | ckwa | kwar | ward
- Word Gram
- Article Examples
- directed or facing toward the back or rear;
"a backward view" - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature;
"a backward lover"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- Adverb Examples
- in or to or toward a past time;
"set the clocks back an hour";
"never look back";
"lovers of the past looking fondly backward" - 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" - 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"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abaft | at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane "stow the luggage aft" "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft" "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" |
| About | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct "lasted approximately an hour" "in just about a minute" "he''s about 30 years old" "I''ve had about all I can stand" "we meet about once a month" "some forty people came" "weighs around a hundre |
| Afraid | filled with regret or concern used often to soften an unpleasant statement "I''m afraid I won''t be able to come" "he was afraid he would have to let her go" "I''m afraid you''re wrong" |
| Aft | at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane "stow the luggage aft" "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft" "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about" |
| After | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time "he apologized subsequently" "he''s going to the store but he''ll be back here later" "it didn''t happen until afterward" "two hours after that" |
| Aftermost | located closest to the stern or tail |
| Afterward | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time "he apologized subsequently" "he''s going to the store but he''ll be back here later" "it didn''t happen until afterward" "two hours after that" |
| Afterwards | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time "he apologized subsequently" "he''s going to the store but he''ll be back here later" "it didn''t happen until afterward" "two hours after that" |
| After Time | |
| Again | anew "she tried again" "they rehearsed the scene again" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Backward
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Forward | a position on a basketball team |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drawback | the quality of being a hindrance "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan" |
| Backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear "a backward view" |
View English words with the unique letters used in backward. Words With The Letters Abcdkrw
| Similar Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Backswept | used of hair |
| Cacuminal | pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate |
| Converse | a proposition obtained by conversion |
| Inverse | something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" |
| Negative | a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed |
| Rearward | direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions" |
| Recedinga | n/a |
| Reflexive | a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent''s action affects the agent |
| Regardantip | n/a |
| Retracted | drawn back and in; "a cat with retracted claws" |
Similar Words Of Backward
| See Also | Definition |
|---|---|
| Regressive | opposing progress |
| Retrospective | an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist''s life work |
Backward Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With B
- Ends With D
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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