Backward and Forth

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Backward

Backward adverb - Toward the rear.
Usage example: looking backward, we could see the town receding in the distance
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Forth is an antonym for backward.
Nearby Words: back, backwater, backwardness, backwards, backwardation

Forth

Forth adverb - Toward a point ahead in space or time.
Usage example: from that day forth we were fast friends
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Backward is an antonym for forth.
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