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go backwards

VERB

reverse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overturn shift

STRONG

about-face back backpedal backtrack capsize evert exchange flip-flop interchange inverse invert rearrange retreat revert switch transfer transpose upend upset

WEAK

back up double back evaginate go back move backwards transplace turn around turn back turn over

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep

WEAK

go ahead reserve

Example Sentences

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"We feel we are going backwards -- we should never go backwards."

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

I’ve come way too far to go backwards, and I’m not just a puppet anymore.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

“Returns go backwards, and returns cost retailers a ton of money.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Would Liverpool tread water or even go backwards for a season or two while his successor settled into the job?

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

He stood upon the bridge thinking, but his thoughts would only go backwards, and would do nothing for him as to his future conduct.

From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony

go backwards

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