Rearward (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Direction toward the rearplay

Example:

his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("rearward" is a kind of...):

back end; backside; rear (the side of an object that is opposite its front)

Derivation:

rearward (located in or toward the back or rear)

rearward (directed or moving toward the rear)

II. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Located in or toward the back or rearplay

Example:

on the rearward side

Synonyms:

rear; rearward

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

back (related to or located at the back)

Derivation:

rearward (direction toward the rear)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Directed or moving toward the rearplay

Example:

a rearward movement

Synonyms:

rearward; reverse

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

backward (directed or facing toward the back or rear)

Derivation:

rearward (direction toward the rear)

III. (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

At or to or toward the back or rearplay

Example:

she looked rearward out the window of the car

Synonyms:

back; backward; backwards; rearward; rearwards

Classified under:

Adverbs

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