Synonyms for backwards forwards
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : bak-werd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæk wərd |
Top 10 synonyms for backwards forwards
Définition of backwards forwards
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
- As in inside out : adv very thoroughly
- As in back and forth : adv backward and forward
- As in backwards and forwards : adv in detail
- He saw things upside down, or inside out, or backwards forwards.
- Extract from : « The Promise of Air » by Algernon Blackwood
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