backward vs inverse

inverse vs backward

backward is not a noun while inverse is a noun.

backward and inverse both are adjectives.

backward is an adverb but inverse is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
backward	No	Yes	No	Yes
inverse	Yes	Yes	No	No

backward (noun)	inverse (noun)
	something inverted in sequence or character or effect

backward (adjective)	inverse (adjective)
directed or facing toward the back or rear	opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature	reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
retarded in intellectual development
having made less than normal progress

backward (adverb)	inverse (adverb)
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

Difference between backward and inverse

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