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backward and forward

backward and forward is the alternative form of backwards and forwards.

Meaning of backwards and forwards

Adverb

backwards and forwards (not comparable)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) Thoroughly; completely, comprehensively.
  2. Synonym of back and forth.
    Synonyms:
    back and forth

Questions about backward and forward

What is backward and forward the alternative form of?
Backward and forward is the alternative form of backwards and forwards.

Words near backward and forward in the dictionary

  1. backvelders
  2. backvelds
  3. backwall
  4. backwalls
  5. backward
  6. backward and forward
  7. backward compatibilities
  8. backward compatibility
  9. backward compatible
  10. backward compliment
  11. backward compliments

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backward and forward (page history and authors); backwards and forwards (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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