Textual thesaurus for "backwards"

(adv) backward, back, rearward, rearwards

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

(adv) backward

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'; the child put her jersey on backward