Backwards and Frontward

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Backwards adverb - At or to or toward the back or rear.

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Frontward is an antonym for backwards.

Nearby Words: back, backward

Frontward adverb - At or to or toward the front.

Usage example: she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine

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Backwards is an antonym for frontward.

Nearby Words: front, frontwards

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Frontward and Backwards. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwards/frontward

Backwards & Frontward. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwards/frontward>.

Frontward or Backwards. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backwards/frontward.

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