Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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backward | No | Yes | No | Yes |
converse | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
backward (noun) | converse (noun) |
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a proposition obtained by conversion |
backward (adjective) | converse (adjective) |
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directed or facing toward the back or rear | of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other |
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature | turned about in order or relation |
retarded in intellectual development | |
having made less than normal progress |
backward (verb) | converse (verb) |
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carry on a conversation |
backward (adverb) | converse (adverb) |
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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 |