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rearward

adjective adverb noun

located in or toward the back or rear

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
R
Ends with
D
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɹiɹ.wɝ d

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. located in or toward the back or rear

    “the chair's rear legs”

adjective

  1. directed or moving toward the rear

    “a rearward glance”

adverb

  1. at or to or toward the back or rear

    “he moved back”

noun

  1. direction toward the rear

    “his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions”

In context

Example Sentences

the chair's rear legs
the rear door of the plane
on the rearward side
a rearward glance
a rearward movement
he moved back
tripped when he stepped backward
she looked rearward out the window of the car
his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions

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