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worked backward

worked backward is the simple past and past participle of work backward.

Meaning of work backward

Verb

work backward (third-person singular simple present works backward, present participle working backward, simple past and past participle worked backward)

  1. To derive a process, rationale, etc. from its conclusions or results.

Questions about worked backward

What is worked backward the simple past and past participle of?
Worked backward is the simple past and past participle of work backward.

Words near worked backward in the dictionary

  1. worked
  2. worked around
  3. worked at
  4. worked away
  5. worked back
  6. worked backward
  7. worked blue
  8. worked in
  9. worked into the ground
  10. worked like a dog
  11. worked like a dream

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Adapted from Wiktionary: worked backward (page history and authors); work backward (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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