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go backward

VERB

step

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dance go down skip stride tiptoe tread walk

STRONG

advance ambulate ascend descend hoof it mince pace prance traipse trip troop

WEAK

go forward go up move backward move forward

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“We can’t go backward, even if we have to endure hardships.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Glenn is loath to go backward, much less indulge in personality quirks he’s outgrown because fatherhood awaits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

As with toilets, there was simply no good reason for manufacturers to go backward.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2025

Why are continuing to go backward on this issue?

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2024

Again, reader, we must go backward, before we go forward.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo

go backward

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