rewinded

Sent tape back

Rewinded is a nonstandard past tense of rewind, formed by regular conjugation instead of the irregular rewound.

It appears occasionally in casual speech and writing: I rewinded the tape to watch that scene again.

Standard usage strongly prefers rewound.

media

tape

Adhesive strip on roll

  • cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
  • VHSAnalog tape format
  • VCRTape-based video recorder

playback · fast-forward · pause · stop · eject · player · recorder · camcorder · Betamax · spool

reversal

undo

Reverse a prior action

do-over · retrace · revert · rollback · reset · return · repeat · go-back · restart · relive

memory

nostalgia

Longing for the past

reflection · reverie · wistfulness · longing · reminisce · recollect · pensive · sentimentality · keepsake · memento

retrieval

restore

Return to earlier state

  • recoverRegain health or possession
  • backupStored duplicate for recovery
  • archiveStored historical records

undelete · salvage · reclaim · recovery · extraction · rescue · reacquire · data · forensics · unearth

Opposites
playback direction

rewindedfast-forwarded

Accelerated playback past content

forwarded · advanced · progressed

playback state

rewindedfast-forwarded

Accelerated playback past content

played · continued · resumed · paused · stopped

Phrases
Family

rewind, rewinds, rewinding, rewinder, rewinders

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G