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Antonyms
Etymology
1. backwards
adverb. ['ˈbækwɝdz'] at or to or toward the back or rear.
Synonyms
- rearwards
- back
- backward
Antonyms
- front
- disapprove
- fore
- anterior
Etymology
- -s (English)
- -es (Middle English (1100-1500))
- backward (English)
- abakward (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Rhymes with Backwards
- afterwards
- barnards
- bastards
- bethards
- billiards
- biohazards
- blackbirds
- blanchards
- blizzards
- bradfords
- buzzards
- buzzwords
- carryforwards
- collards
- cowards
- cruthirds
- cupboards
- downwards
- drunkards
- edwards
Sentences with backwards
1. Noun, plural
Place the new belt on and slide the belt tensioner backwards so that the new belt is completely taut.
Quotes about backwards
1. Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
- Soren Kierkegaard
2. Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
- Søren Kierkegaard
3. It's a wonderful world. You can't go backwards. You're always moving forward. It's the wonderful part about life. And that's terrific.
- Harvey Fierstein
2. backwards
adverb. ['ˈbækwɝdz'] in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal.
Antonyms
- stay in place
Etymology
- -s (English)
- -es (Middle English (1100-1500))
- backward (English)
- abakward (Old English (ca. 450-1100))