Backwards and Frontwards

Backwards

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

Frontwards is an antonym for backwards.

Nearby Words: back, backward

Frontwards

Frontwards adverb - At or to or toward the front.
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Synonyms for Frontwards

Backwards is an antonym for frontwards.

Nearby Words: front, frontward

Both words in one sentence

  • The best show on the Bedford TV airwaves, or ANY airwaves, for that matter...north, south, east, west, frontwards, backwards, sideways, ANY WHICH WAY you look at it!
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