backward

adv.

[1]	back , backwards , rearward , rearwards
[2]	backwards , backwards
[3]	back

adj.

[1]	bashful , shy , reticent , diffident , retiring , coy , timid , unwilling , loath , chary , reluctant , averse
[2]	slow , dim-witted , dull , stupid , slow-witted , dumb , feeble-minded , (Colloq) (Brit) gormless , dim
[3]	slow , half-witted , slow-witted , late , behindhand , feebleminded , retarded
[4]	rearward , to the rear , behind , to the past
[5]	retrograde , retrogressive , reverse , regressive