moves back
Returns toward origin
Moves back describes motion in the reverse direction—withdrawing, retreating, or returning to a previous position.
Someone who moves back lets another person pass, or relocates to a former home: She moves back to let him through, He moves back to his hometown after ten years.
It can also describe shifting something rearward: The deadline moves back to Friday.
- recedesMoves gradually away
- reverseTurn to opposite
- backpedalReverse one's stance
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- withdrawRemove or pull away
regress · retreat · rollback · rewind · retrograde · step · undo · countermand · flashback · reset · edge · backtrack · slip · slide · inch · retrench · cower · shuffle
moves backmoves forward
Progresses in direction faced
advances · proceeds · pushes forward · progresses · forges ahead
moves backadvances
Forward movements or progress
progresses · moves forward · develops · improves · evolves
moves backapproaches
Ways of doing something
draws near · closes in · nears · moves in · converges
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