sternforemost
adverb
: with the stern in advance : backward
also : awkwardly
Word History
Etymology
stern entry 5 + foremost
sternforemost 1 of 2
adjective
as in rear
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rear
- reversed
- hind
- astern
- aft
- after
- reverse
- posterior
- backward
- retrograde
- rearward
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- forward
sternforemost
2 of 2adverb
as in astern
Synonyms & Similar Words
- astern
- withershins
- rearwards
- left-handedly
- rearward
- backward
- backwards
- back
- retrograde
- counterclockwise
- reversely
- widdershins
- anticlockwise
- left-handed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- forward
- ahead
- forth
- along
- before
- on
- onward
- forwards
- onwards