towards a place or position that is behind

in the opposite direction to the usual one

‘Ambulance’ is written backwards so you can read it in the mirror.

In the movie they take a journey backwards through time.

‘Evil’ spelled backwards is ‘live’.

I felt as though time had stopped and clocks had gone backwards.

I felt that going to live with my parents would be a step backwards.

if you put on a piece of clothing backwards, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be

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