Synonyms for backward and forward
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bak-werd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæk wərd |
Définition of backward and forward
Origin :- c.1300, from abakward, from Old English on bæc (see back (adv.)) + -weard adjectival and adverbial suffix (see -ward). Old English had the adverb bæcling. As an adjective, from 1550s. Meaning "behindhand with regard to progress" is first attested 1690s. To ring bells backward (from lowest to highest), c.1500, was a signal of alarm for fire or invasion, or to express dismay. Another Middle English word for "backward, wrongly" was arseward (c.1400).
- As in to and fro : adj back and forth
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- a while back
- aback
- answer back
- armchair quarterback
- away back
- back
- back alley
- back and fill
- back and forth
- back answer
- back at you
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- greenback
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- kick back
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- laid-back
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- leatherback
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- look back
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- made a comeback
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- man on horseback
- Monday morning quarterback
- Monday morning quarterbacking
- monkey on back
- more forward
- mossback
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- not forward
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- paperback
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- pat on back
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- plunging back
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- quarterback
- quarterbacked
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- razorback
- Razorback State
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- running back
- saddleback roof
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- shellback
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- shrink back
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- spring back
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- start back
- stay back
- step forward
- straightforward
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- tailback
- take aback
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- taking aback
- talk back
- talking back
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- turn back
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- was on one's back
- was on ones back
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- was one back
- was one's back
- was ones back
- way back
- way back when
- win back
- wingback
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