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backwards

ADVERB
back; backward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back backward
STRONG
rearward rearwards
WEAK
about around in reverse toward the rear
ADVERB
reverse to the usual way
Synonyms
WEAK
back to front inside out retrograde retrogressive topsy-turvy upside down

Example Sentences

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Bank earnings are as much an art as a science, and to estimate loan-loss provisions a firm has to come up with a worst-case scenario and work backwards from there.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

"It feels like we're going backwards," says Yulia Grekova, "sliding back to the past."

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

"We are bending backwards to help but we don't have a magic wand," she said, calling on African governments to help with tax breaks and investments of their own.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

“If you dove off a skyscraper backwards, that’s what it felt like for five seconds,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Anya stumbled backwards, tripping over the uneven dirt and landing hard on her behind.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack