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backwards vs backward

backward vs backwards

backwards is not an adjective while backward is an adjective.

backwards and backward both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backwards No No No Yes
backward No Yes No Yes
As adverbs, backwards and backward are synonyms defined as:
  • backwards and backward: in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
As adverbs, backwards and backward are synonyms defined as:
  • backwards and backward: at or to or toward the back or rear
Other synonyms of backwards include back, rearward, rearwards.
backwards (adjective) backward (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
backwards (adverb) backward (adverb)
in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
at or to or toward the back or rear in or to or toward a past time
at or to or toward the back or rear
Difference between backwards and backward

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