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| Main Entry: |
backwards
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | back |
| Synonyms: | about, around, back to front, backward, in reverse, rearward, rearwards, toward the rear |
| Main Entry: | vice versa |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with the order reversed |
| Synonyms: | about-face, again, backwards, contra, contrarily, contrariwise, contrariwise, contrary, conversely, far from it, in reverse, inversely, mutatis mutandis, on the contrary, oppositely, reversed, the opposite way, the other way around, turn about, upside down |
| Main Entry: | inside out |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with the inside where the outside should be |
| Synonyms: | backwards, everted, reversed |
| Main Entry: | topsy-turvy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | in utter disorder |
| Synonyms: | backwards, chaotic, confused, inside-out, jumbled, mixed up, upended, upside-down, wrong side up |
| Main Entry: | upside down |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reversed |
| Synonyms: | backwards, bottom up, inside out, inverted, orderless, overturned, topsy-turvy, upside-down, vice versa, without order, wrong side out |
| Main Entry: | rearward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | back |
| Synonyms: | aback, abaft, about, around, astern, backward, backwards, behind, in reverse, inverted, round, turned around |
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