backwards

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
  2. adverb in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

Etymology

From backward + -s. See also -s (“used in the formation of certain adverbs: backwards, downwards, inwards, etc.”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

back, backward, rearward, rearwards

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