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Showing words for BACKWARDS using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Backwards

backwards, drawbacks

8 Letter Words for Backwards

backward, drawback

7 Letter Words for Backwards

backras, backsaw, sawback

6 Letter Words for Backwards

awards, awrack, backra, bakras, barcas, bracks, cakras, kabars, sacrad, scarab, scrawk, wracks

5 Letter Words for Backwards

aback, abacs, abask, abkar, adaws, arabs, araks, arbas, askar, awacs, award, backs, bakra, barad, barca, bards, barks, basad, bawds, bawrs, braca, brack, brads, braws, cabas, cabda, cadra, cakra, carbs, cards, carks, cawks, crabs, craws, dakar, darac, darbs, darks, dawks, draba, drabs, drack, drawk, draws, kabar, karas, kbars, krabs, racks, sabra, sacra, sarda, scawd, scrab, scraw, swack, sward, wacks, wadas, wakas, wards, warks, wrack

4 Letter Words for Backwards

abac, abas, abcs, acad, adar, adaw, akra, arab, arad, arak, arba, arbs, arca, arcs, ards, arks, asak, asar, baar, baas, back, bacs, bads, baka, bara, bard, bark, bars, bask, bawd, bawr, brad, bras, braw, caba, cabs, cads, carb, card, cark, cars, casa, cask, cawk, caws, crab, craw, crwd, daba, dabs, daks, darb, dark, dawk, daws, drab, draw, kaas, kabs, kara, kasa, kaws, kbar, krab, kras, ksar, raad, raca, rack, rada, rads, rasa, raws, saba, sack, sadr, sard, sark, scab, scad, scar, scaw, skaw, srac, swab, swad, waac, waar, wabs, wack, wacs, wada, wads, waka, warb, ward, wark, wars

3 Letter Words for Backwards

aas, aba, abc, abd, abr, abs, ack, adc, ads, aka, ara, arb, arc, ard, ark, ars, asb, ask, awa, awd, awk, aws, baa, bac, bad, bar, bas, baw, bcd, bds, bks, bra, bwr, cab, cad, car, caw, cdr, ckw, crs, csk, csw, dab, dak, dar, das, daw, dca, dcb, dks, dsr, kab, kas, kaw, kra, krs, kwa, rab, rad, ras, raw, rcd, rwd, saa, sab, sac, sad, sar, saw, sbw, scd, scr, ska, swa, wab, wac, wad, war, was, wbs, wcs

Definitions for Backwards

[1] toward the back or rear.
[2] with the back foremost.
[3] in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100.
[4] toward the past: to look backward over one's earlier mistakes.
[5] toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward.
[6] directed toward the back or past.
[7] reversed; returning: a backward movement; a backward journey.
[8] behind in time or progress; late; slow: a backward learner; a backward country.
[9] bashful or hesitant; shy: a backward lover.
[10] backward and forward , thoroughly: He knew his lesson backward and forward. Also backwards and forwards.
[11] towards the rear
[12] with the back foremost
[13] in the reverse of usual order or direction
[14] to or towards the past
[15] into a worse state the patient was slipping backwards
[16] towards the point of origin
[17] bend over backwards , lean over backwards or fall over backwards informal to make a special effort, esp in order to please
[18] know backwards informal to understand completely
[19] (usually prenominal) directed towards the rear a backward glance
[20] retarded in physical, material, or intellectual development backward countries ; a backward child
[21] of or relating to the past; conservative or reactionary (in combination ) backward-looking
[22] reluctant or bashful a backward lover
[23] chess (of a pawn) behind neighbouring pawns and unable to be supported by them
[24] a variant of backwards

Words related to Backwards

backwardbackward, rearward, back, about, around, retrograde

Words nearby Backwards

backwardbacksword, backswordman, backtrack, backup, backup light, backward, backward and forward, backward heart failure, backwardation, backwards, backwash

Origin of Backwards

First recorded in 1250–1300, backward is from the Middle English word bakwarde. See back1, -ward

Other words from Backwards

back·ward·ly , adverb
back·ward·ness , noun
un·back·ward , adjective

Synonyms for Backwards

backward, rearward, rearwards, about, around, back to front, in reverse, toward the rear