backward vs reflexive

reflexive vs backward

backward is not a noun while reflexive is a noun.

backward and reflexive both are adjectives.

backward is an adverb but reflexive is not an adverb.

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

backward (noun)	reflexive (noun)
	a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent

backward (adjective)	reflexive (adjective)
directed or facing toward the back or rear	referring back to itself
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature	without volition or conscious control
retarded in intellectual development
having made less than normal progress

backward (adverb)	reflexive (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 reflexive

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