backward

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”

in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal

• “it”
• “i”
• “e”
• “seize”
• “siege”
• “;”

in or to or toward a past time

• “set the clocks back an hour”
• “never look back”
• “lovers of the past looking fondly backward”

directed or facing toward the back or rear

• “a backward view”

(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature

• “a backward lover”

retarded in intellectual development