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move backwards

VERB
reverse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overturn shift
STRONG
about-face back backpedal backtrack capsize evert exchange flip-flop interchange inverse invert rearrange retreat revert switch transfer transpose upend upset
WEAK
back up double back evaginate go back go backwards transplace turn around turn back turn over
Antonyms
STRONG
hold keep
WEAK
go ahead reserve

Example Sentences

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The senator said it is her view that “if we’re not actively working on ways to improve our elections, then we’ll move backwards and we’re just asking for trouble.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2023

“I can’t move forward, can’t move backwards, can’t do anything. I can’t make this situation any better.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2020

Now that he’s able to get his swing moving in the right direction — he used to move backwards, he said — Bourjos is better able to get his bat on plane with a pitch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2019

“If we move backwards and push our auto suppliers out of the country, that really rolls back the good in Chattanooga,” he said.

From New York Times • May 31, 2017

Wriggling his body, Matthias started to move backwards.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques