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backward vs reversed

reversed vs backward

backward and reversed both are adjectives.

backward is an adverb but reversed is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backward No Yes No Yes
reversed No Yes No No
backward (adjective) reversed (adjective)
directed or facing toward the back or rear turned about in order or relation
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature turned inside out and resewn
retarded in intellectual development
having made less than normal progress
backward (adverb) reversed (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 reversed

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