Antonyms for backwardness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : bak-werd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæk wərd

Definition of backwardness

Origin : 1580s, from backward + -ness.

noun underdevelopment
noun shyness

Example sentences :

Anne had no backwardness in believing now, the deed was so exactly Lydia's.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

The backwardness of England in education used to make him wring his hands.
Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.

He scarcely shares my hopes, but he shows no signs of backwardness.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. » by Charles James Lever

No latsummes (backwardness, reluctance) was in him when once fully set.
Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt

On his side there is no backwardness now; on hers no coyness, no mock modesty.
Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid

But we must recognize that their backwardness is not wholly due to prejudice.
Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park

But the chief difficulty in the way was the backwardness of McClernand.
Extract from : « Recollections of the Civil War » by Charles A. Dana

(For age may qualify, though not excuse, The backwardness of these,) able young men!
Extract from : « The Plays of Philip Massinger » by Philip Massinger

She observed his backwardness, and commanded him to attend her.
Extract from : « Rasselas » by Samuel Johnson

The infrequency of their appearance marks the lateness and backwardness of our spring.
Extract from : « Palmetto-Leaves » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Synonyms for backwardness

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