English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�bækw�d/ italbrac|RP
IPA|/�bækw�d/ italbrac|US
Etymology
From OE. abakward (on bæc + -weard).
Adjective
en-adj
- context|of motion Pertaining to the direction towards the back.
- context|of motion Pertaining to <!-- In -->the direction reverse of normal.
#:The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun.
- reluctant|Reluctant or unable to advance.
#*Dont be backward in suggesting story ideas to local media but always think of the wants, needs and desires of their readers when selling-in story ideas.1
- Of a culture considered undeveloped or unsophisticated.
#*Most cruelly, the immediate security interests of the United States and the states surrounding Somalia are now to keep it a failed state, to prevent Islamists from consolidating even a weak state centered on Mogadishu. The leader of the victorious faction, one Aden Hashi 'Ayro, is said to be a veteran of Afghanistan; he knows well what a small sanctuary in a backward corner of the globe can mean for al Qaeda. 2
- Pertaining to a thought or value that is considered outdated.
#*Replace the morbid, bankrupting, backward idea of superpower domination: Weapons dismantled. Global warming reversed. Perhaps, in time, overpopulation, poverty, starvation, ignorance and disease all resolved. Thus, moral determination combined with 21st Century science, ecology and social initiatives will make possible a resonant fulfillment of our American Revolution 3
- Cricket On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Cricket Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
Synonyms
italbrac|in reverse direction: retrograde
italbrac|of an undeveloped culture: third world
Antonyms
italbrac|of an undeveloped culture: forward
italbrac|of an outdated thought: progressive
Translations
trans-top|of the direction towards the back
Finnish: takaperoinen, taaksepäin suuntautua|suuntautuva
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trans-top|of the direction reverse of normal
Czech: vzad
Finnish: takaperoinen, päinvastainen, peruuttaa|peruuttava
Swedish: bakåt, baklänges
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trans-top|reluctant to advance
Finnish: syrjäänvetäytyvä, saamaton
Kurdish: KUchar|د�اک���ت�
Swedish: bakåtsträvande
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trans-top|undeveloped
Finnish: takapajuinen, vanhanaikainen, alikehittynyt
Kurdish: KUchar|د�اک���ت�
Swedish: bakom
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trans-top|of an outdated value
Finnish: taantumuksellinen, vanhanaikainen
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Adverb
en-adv
- context|of motion In the direction towards the back; backwards
Synonyms
backwards
Antonyms
forward, forwards
Translations
trans-top|in the direction towards the back
Finnish: taaksepäin
Tagalog: patalikod
Related terms
backwards
ar:backward
es:backward
fa:backward
io:backward
lt:backward
hu:backward
ru:backward
te:backward
vi:backward
zh:backward
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