Backward and Reticent

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

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Reticent and backward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reticent" instead an adjective "Backward".

Reticent adjective - Tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination).

Usage example: her husband is by nature a reticent person, and she resigned herself to that fact long ago

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Backward and reticent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backward" instead an adjective "Reticent".

Nearby Words: reticence, reticently

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