Rearward — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

direction toward the rear

located in or toward the back or rear

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɪɹwɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiəwəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiəwəd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɪɹwɚd/.

Examples

his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions
the chair's rear legs
the rear door of the plane

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

backward back backwards rearwards rear reverse

Antonyms

forward

Parts of Speech

noun	direction toward the rear “his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions”
adjective	located in or toward the back or rear “the chair's rear legs”
adjective	directed or moving toward the rear “a rearward glance”
adverb	at or to or toward the back or rear “he moved back”

Word Forms

rearward	adjective	located in or toward the back or rear
rear	noun	the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
rearward	noun	direction toward the rear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nach hinten

Richtung nach hinten

🇫🇷French

arrière

direction vers l'arrière

🇪🇸Spanish

hacia atrás

dirección hacia atrás

🇮🇹Italian

all'indietro

direzione verso la parte posteriore

🇳🇱Dutch

naar achteren

richting naar achteren

🇵🇹Portuguese

retaguarda

direção para trás

🇷🇺Russian

назад

направление назад

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरम

पीछे की ओर दिशा

🇧🇩Bengali

পিছন দিকে

পিছনের দিকে দিক

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னோக்கி

பின்புறம் நோக்கிய திசை

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనుకవైపు

వెనుక వైపు దిశ

🇮🇳Marathi

मागील बाजूस

मागच्या दिशेने दिशा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાછળની તરફ

પાછળની તરફ દિશા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಭಾಗದ

ಹಿಂಭಾಗದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ದಿಕ್ಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്നിലേക്ക്

പിന്നിലേക്കുള്ള ദിശ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਛਲਾ

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਵੱਲ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیچھے کی طرف

پیچھے کی طرف سمت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

向后

向后的方向

🇯🇵Japanese

後方へ

後方への方向

🇰🇷Korean

후방

뒤쪽 방향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

về phía sau

hướng về phía sau

🇹🇭Thai

ถอยหลัง

ทิศทางไปทางด้านหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

belakang

arah ke belakang

🇵🇭Filipino

sa likuran

direksyon patungo sa likuran

🇲🇾Malay

ke belakang

arah ke arah belakang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلفي

الاتجاه نحو الخلف

🇮🇷Persian

عقب

جهت به سمت عقب

🇹🇷Turkish

geriye doğru

arkaya doğru yön

🇮🇱Hebrew

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The primary meaning of 'rearward' is 'direction toward the rear'.

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Using 'rearward' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rearward' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rearward' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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