1. backward

adverb. ['ˈbækwɝd'] at or to or toward the back or rear.

Rhymes with Backward

• awkward
• awkward
• aylward
• buzzword
• carryforward
• cloward
• derward
• dorward
• downward
• durward
• eastward
• eduard
• edward
• gatward
• goward
• hallward
• harward
• hayward
• heyward
• homeward

How do you pronounce backward?

Pronounce backward as ˈbækwərd.

US - How to pronounce backward in American English

UK - How to pronounce backward in British English

Sentences with backward

1. Adverb
One row is traversed in a forward direction while the other row must be cleared backward.

2. Noun, singular or mass
You then step forward on one leg and lean backward.

3. Adjective
Pause, stand straight up, take a backward step down and repeat.

Quotes about backward

1. At the end of the day, we must go forward with hope and not backward by fear and division.
- Jesse Jackson

2. I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
- Abraham Lincoln

3. Honestly, if you were any slower, you’d be going backward.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2. backward

adjective. ['ˈbækwɝd'] directed or facing toward the back or rear.

3. backward

adverb. ['ˈbækwɝd'] in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal.

4. backward

adjective. ['ˈbækwɝd'] (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature.

5. backward

adjective. ['ˈbækwɝd'] having made less than normal progress.

6. backward

adjective. ['ˈbækwɝd'] retarded in intellectual development.

7. backward

adverb. ['ˈbækwɝd'] in or to or toward a past time.