Hyphenation of backward

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word backward ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

back-ward

Definitions of backward :

1.
Directed or facing toward the back or rear
A backward view
2.
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
A backward lover
3.
Retarded in intellectual development
4.
Having made less than normal progress
An economically backward country
5.
At or to or toward the back or rear
He moved back Tripped when he stepped backward She looked rearward out the window of the car
6.
In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
It's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege' The child put her jersey on backward
7.
In or to or toward a past time
Set the clocks back an hour Never look back Lovers of the past looking fondly backward

Synonyms of backward :

adj backward, backswept, sweptback, cacuminal, retroflex, converse, reversed, transposed, inverse, reverse, negative, rearward, reverse, receding, reflexive, self-referent, retracted, retral, retrograde, retroflex, retroflexed, returning, reversive, regardant, regressive, retrospective
adj backward, bashful, blate, timid
adj feebleminded, retarded
adv back, backwards, rearward, rearwards
adv backwards
adv back

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