backwards in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   back  backward  backwards  rearward  rearwards  back  backward  backwards  rearward  rearwards 
   
2. 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"
   backward  backwards  backward  backwards