Backward and Prospective

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Backward adjective - Directed, turned, or done toward the back.

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Prospective is an antonym for backward.

Prospective adjective - Of or concerned with or related to the future.

Usage example: prospective earnings

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Backward is an antonym for prospective.

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Prospective and Backward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backward/prospective

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