going backwards
Moving in reverse
Going backwards means moving in reverse—physically traveling in the direction behind you, or figuratively regressing to an earlier, usually worse state.
The car started going backwards down the hill.
Progress can feel like going backwards when old problems resurface.
In some contexts, doing things backwards suggests inefficiency or wrong order: We're going backwards if we cut funding now.
- reversalComplete change of direction
- reverse gearTransmission position for retreating
- regressionReturn to former state
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
losing ground · backtracking · decline · relapse · recidivism · rewind · backslide · recede · wrong direction · anachronism · fallback · degeneration · deterioration · inversion · undoing · recoil · flashback · reminisce
going backwardsgoing forward
From this point onward
moving forward · advancing · moving ahead · proceeding · forging ahead
going backwardsadvancing
Moving in forward direction
progressing · moving forward · improving · developing · making progress
going backwardsforward-looking
Oriented toward the future
looking ahead · going forward · looking forward · anticipating · progressive
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