Backward and Down

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Backward adverb - Toward the opposite direction.

Usage example: the loud noise prompted him to glance backward to see what was happening

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Down and backward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Down" instead the word "Backward" as an adjective or an adverb.

Down adverb - Toward or in a lower position.

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Backward and down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backward" instead the word "Down" as an adjective or an adverb.

Nearby Word: downed

In the NES version of Gyruss, you had to enter the Konami code backward (A, B, A, B, right, left, right, left, down, down, up, up) in order for it to work properly.

Source: Konami Code
After a fall down a flight of stairs, the now-immortal Madeline finds her neck broken and her head backward.

Source: Head Turned Backwards
In particular, when Bilbo looks down he sees his own feet walking backward, then looks back to see himself behind him.

Source: Film / The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

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