backwards meaning and definition

BACKWARDS adverb

Definition of backwards (adverb)

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: back, backward, rearward, rearwards
   • antonym: forrad
2. 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"
   • synonyms: backward