Backward
Inverted
Inverted adjective - Being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed.
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Backward and inverted are semantically related in upside-down topic. You can use "Backward" instead the word "Inverted" as an adjective or an adverb.
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- The movie Deuxieme vie◊ ("Second Life") is a inverted example of going forward instead of backward.
Source: Peggy Sue -
Inverted: The controls are upside down in this game: the buttons are for moving forward and backward, and the joystick is for attack and defense moves.
Source: Video Game / Buriki One -
Outrun the Fireball Inverted somewhat — Duke runs toward a building to save Rex from an impending airstrike, but is blown backward by the explosion.
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