rearward

Noun · Adjective · Adverb
Synonyms: rearreversebackbackwardbackwardsrearwards

Open English WordNet

Adverb (1)

  1. at or to or toward the back or rear“he moved back”“tripped when he stepped backward”“she looked rearward out the window of the car”Synonyms: backbackwardbackwardsrearwards

Noun (1)

  1. direction toward the rear“his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions”Type of rear, backside

Adjective (2)

  1. located in or toward the back or rear“the chair's rear legs”“the rear door of the plane”“on the rearward side”Synonyms: rearOpposite frontSimilar back
  2. directed or moving toward the rear“a rearward glance”“a rearward movement”Synonyms: reverseOpposite forwardSimilar backward
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rear′ward′ (rēr′wa̤rd′-wẽrd), noun

Origin: Rear + ward.

The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively. William Shakespeare

Rear′ward (-wẽrd), adjective & adverb

At or toward the rear.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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