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back


These are words and phrases related to back. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of back.

IN THE OPPOSITE TO A FORWARD DIRECTION


He leant back on the sofa.

Synonyms and examples


backwards
mainly UK
The dog growled and I took a step backwards.
in reverse
I put the car in reverse.
the wrong way around
The batteries are in the wrong way around.
back to front
He always wears his baseball cap back to front.

Antonym and example


forward
Everyone rushed forward to get on the bus.
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backward
retrograde
reverse
back up
retreat
pull back
withdraw
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Something that is facing backwards is facing in the opposite to a forward direction. Backward can be used to describe the direction that is opposite to the one you are facing. It can also describe something that is not advanced. If you go backwards, you move in the opposite to a forwards direction.

TO GO BACKWARDS


I backed into the drive.

Synonyms and examples


reverse
The road ahead was blocked by a tree so I had to reverse.
back up
I backed up into an empty parking space.
retreat
She retreated hastily back up the stairs.
pull back
UN peacekeepers have pulled back from the border.
withdraw
The British army withdrew from Dunkirk in 1940.

Antonym and example


advance
The rebels advanced on the capital.
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backwards
mainly UK
in reverse
the wrong way around
back to front
backward
retrograde
Learn more
Something that is facing backwards is facing in the opposite to a forward direction. Backward can be used to describe the direction that is opposite to the one you are facing. It can also describe something that is not advanced. If you go backwards, you move in the opposite to a forwards direction.

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back


noun
These are words and phrases related to back. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of back.
Lie flat on your back. You were lucky you didn't break your back in the accident.

Synonyms


rear part of the body
backbone
spine
spinal column
dorsum
hindquarters

Antonyms


front
face
stomach
Did you paint the back of the bookcase? Please move to the back of the bus.

Synonyms


rear
rear end
posterior
hind part
tail
far end
afterpart
reverse
reverse side
far side

Antonyms


front
head
fore

back


verb
Back the car out of the garage. The trainer backed away from the enraged tiger.

Synonyms


move backward
move away
retreat
retire
withdraw
pull back
fall back
draw back
back down
back off
turn tail
beat a retreat
reverse
retract
revert
retrogress
recede
ebb
return
rebound
recoil
spring back

Antonyms


move forward
move ahead
move toward
approach
advance
progress
attack
Which candidate will you back in the election? Can you back your story with facts?.

Synonyms


help
assist
support
aid
abet
sustain
maintain
endorse
sponsor
vouch for
advocate
promote
encourage
sanction
uphold
countenance
second
reinforce
corroborate
substantiate
confirm
bear witness
attest
testify for
validate
certify
affirm
verify
bolster
hold up
take sides with
praise
protect
guard
succor
patronize
finance
subsidize
underwrite
warrant

Antonyms


hinder
oppose
resist
combat
block
repudiate
invalidate
negate
weaken
undermine
subvert
knock
Slang

back


adjective
The dog stood up and begged on its back legs. Put this flowerpot on the back porch.

Synonyms


rear
hindmost
hind
hinder
behind
after
posterior
dorsal
caudal
tail
tail end
tergal
furthermost
farthermost

Antonyms


front
fore
Turn off the highway and drive down this back road.

Synonyms


minor
unimportant
secluded
unpopulated
untraveled
undeveloped
rural
countrified
countryside
backwoods
remote
distant

Antonyms


major
main
important
busy
urban
populated
The library has 50 years of the newspaper's back issues.

Synonyms


past
previous
former
earlier
out-of-date
obsolete
expired
elapsed
behind
bygone
gone

Antonyms


future
late
He owed three months' back rent.

Synonyms


overdue
tardy
late
belated
delayed
past
elapsed
in arrears
not paid

Antonym


advance
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