rearward

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of REARWARD

being at or in the part of something opposite the front part <got rearward quarters aboard the ship>

Synonyms aft, after, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward

Related Words dorsal

Near Antonyms ventral

Antonyms anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal

directed, turned, or done toward the back <the tearful girl gave a rearward glance to her younger brother as she was being led down the street for her first day at school>

Synonyms rearward, retrograde

Related Words reverse, reversed; aft, after, hind, posterior, rear; astern, sternforemost

Near Antonyms forward

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