Dictionary Check: rearward

"rearward" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

adjective

located in or toward the back or rear

Example: "the chair's rear legs"
Synonyms:
adjective

directed or moving toward the rear

Example: "a rearward glance"
Synonyms:
noun

direction toward the rear

Example: "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"
adverb

at or to or toward the back or rear

Example: "he moved back"

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