nnoun.locationdirection toward the rearExamples:- his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions
Derivationally Related Form:rearward
Hypernyms:back end backside rear
Inherited Hypernyms:rearwardrearsidesurfaceboundaryextremityregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
adj satadj.alllocated in or toward the back or rearSynset:rear
Examples:- the chair's rear legs
- the rear door of the plane
- on the rearward side
Antonyms:front
Derivationally Related Form:rearrearward
Inherited Hypernyms:rear
Similar to:back
adj satadj.alldirected or moving toward the rearSynset:reverse
Examples:- a rearward glance
- a rearward movement
Antonyms:forward
Derivationally Related Form:rearward
Inherited Hypernyms:rearward
Similar to:backward
advadv.allat or to or toward the back or rearSynset:back backward backwards rearwards
Examples:- he moved back
- tripped when he stepped backward
- she looked rearward out the window of the car
Antonyms:forward
Inherited Hypernyms:back