rearward

Other forms: rearwards; rearwardly

Definitions of rearward

1. adjective

   located in or toward the back or rear
   “on the rearward side”

   synonyms: rear

   back

   related to or located at the back
2. adjective

   directed or moving toward the rear
   “a rearward glance”

   “a rearward movement”

   synonyms: reverse

   backward

   directed or facing toward the back or rear
3. adverb

   at or to or toward the back or rear
   “she looked rearward out the window of the car”

   synonyms: back, backward, backwards, rearwards
4. noun

   direction toward the rear
   “his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions”

   type of:

   back end, backside, rear

   the side of an object that is opposite its front