Backward Synonyms and Antonyms

băkwərd
Retiring
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. bashful
  2. shy
  3. coy
  4. demure
  5. reserved
  6. diffident
  7. modest
  8. retiring
  9. self-effacing
  10. timid
Exhibiting lack of education or knowledge
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. benighted
  2. ignorant
  3. primitive
  4. unenlightened
Behind in development
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. underdeveloped
  2. undeveloped
  3. slow
  4. lagging
  5. slow to develop
  6. retarded
  7. delayed
  8. arrested
  9. checked
  10. behindhand
  11. half-witted
  12. late
  13. underprivileged
  14. unenlightened
  15. slow-witted
  16. dim-witted
  17. feebleminded
  18. old-fogyish
Reversed
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. turned-around
  2. conservative
  3. counterclockwise
  4. reactionary
  5. inverted
  6. unprogressive
Economically and socially below standard
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. depressed
  2. deprived
  3. disadvantaged
  4. impoverished
  5. underprivileged
In or toward a former location or condition
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. about
  2. around
  3. back
  4. backwards
  5. rearward
  6. round
In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. backwards

Words Related to Backward

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Backward Sentence Examples

  • She took a step backward and stared mutely up at his face.

  • She took a step backward and met his gaze angrily.

  • He turned and strode to the house, entering without a backward glance.

  • Maybe that backward upbringing was the reason she wanted him to be the decision maker.

  • From the top of a dune they paused for a backward glance.

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