backways
Toward the rear
Backways means backward or in a backward direction—moving or facing toward the rear: She tumbled backways down the hill.
The word is informal and less common than backward or backwards, appearing mainly in regional or colloquial speech.
It can also describe doing something in reverse order: He learned to count backways from ten.
Turn to opposite
- rearwardToward the back
- behindAt the rear
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- retracingFollowing a route again
reversed · opposite · return · rewind · retrograde · inversely · contrariwise · astern
Stealthily deceptive
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- covertIntentionally concealed
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
devious · furtive · clandestine · indirect · roundabout · sly · cunning · evasive
reverse
Turn to opposite
retracing · reversed · opposite · return · rewind · retrograde · inversely · contrariwise · astern · regress
sneaky
Stealthily deceptive
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- covertIntentionally concealed
stealthy · devious · furtive · clandestine · indirect · roundabout · sly · cunning · evasive · backdoor
- bend over backwardsTry unusually hard to please
- going backwardsMoving in reverse direction
- bending over backwardsExtreme effort to please
- leaning over backwardsExtreme effort to accommodate