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backward vs backwards

backwards vs backward

backward is an adjective but backwards is not an adjective.

backward and backwards both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backward No Yes No Yes
backwards No No No Yes
As adverbs, backward and backwards are synonyms defined as:
  • backward and backwards: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
As adverbs, backward and backwards are synonyms defined as:
  • backward and backwards: at or to or toward the back or rear
Other synonyms of backward include back, rearward, rearwards.
backward (adjective) backwards (adjective)
directed or facing toward the back or rear
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
retarded in intellectual development
having made less than normal progress
backward (adverb) backwards (adverb)
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
in or to or toward a past time at or to or toward the back or rear
at or to or toward the back or rear
Difference between backward and backwards

Words related to "backward"

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