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1. back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards(adverb)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   backwards, rearwards, back, backward, rearward

2. backward, backwards(adverb)

   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"

   Synonyms:
   backwards, rearwards, back, backward, rearward

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1. backwards(adverb)

   Oriented toward the back.

   Synonyms:
   rearward, hindwards, retrograde

2. backwards(adverb)

   Reversed.

   Synonyms:
   reversedly, contrariwise, mirror image, back to front, switched

3. backwards(adjective)

   Behind current trends or technology.

   Synonyms:
   in reverse, back to front, primitive, dated, crude, obsolete

4. backwards(adjective)

   Clumsy, inept, or inefficient.

   Synonyms:
   fumbling, awkward, incompetent, poor

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1. backwards(ad.)

   Synonyms:
   regressively, rearwards, aback, behind, ABAFT

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List of paraphrases:

back, backward, retrograde, rearward, upside-down, behind, ago, back-to-front

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