Synonyms:
back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
"Now, madam, it is not necessary to go backwards.
At the sight of the hideous creature he almost fell backwards.
'It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards,' the Queen remarked.
Then, by using all its power, it leaps backwards or forwards in a surprising manner.
In doing this he pulled backwards so far that his feet slipped somehow, and he sat down in the candy.
"I would certainly come with you," replied the Queen, "but I am afraid that I cannot walk backwards."
It was a race for life, and he ran backwards the whole way; he wasn't going to turn his back to the enemy.
"Even your head won't stay straight, and you never can tell whether you are looking backwards or forwards!"
Percy staggered and fell into a seat, as the carriage in which he was seated itself began to move backwards.
'That's the effect of living backwards,' the Queen said kindly: 'it always makes one a little giddy at first--'