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Best answers for Backward – Crossword Clue


Answer: arear


Clue Length Answer
Backward3 lettersfro
  1. Definition: 1. From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To.

Backward3 lettersshy
  1. Definition: 1. start suddenly, as from fright

Backward4 lettersrear
  1. Definition: 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

Backward4 lettersslow
  1. Definition: 1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

Backward4 lettersrude
  1. Definition: 1. socially incorrect in behavior;

Backward4 letterstail
  1. Definition: 1. a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

Backward5 lettersslack
  1. Definition: 1. flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide; "slack water"

Backward5 lettersloose
  1. Definition: 1. turn loose or free from restraint; "let loose mines"; "Loose terrible plagues upon humanity"

Backward5 lettersquiet
  1. Definition: 1. the absence of sound;

Backward5 lettersarear
  1. Definition: 1. To raise; to set up; to stir up.

Backward5 lettersuncut
  1. Definition: 1. complete; "the full-length play"

Backward5 lettersround
  1. Definition: 1. an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"

Backward5 letterssince
  1. Definition: 1. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.

Backward5 lettersrough
  1. Definition: 1. (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners"

Backward5 letterstardy
  1. Definition: 1. after the expected or usual time; delayed; "a belated birthday card"; "I'm late for the plane"; "the train is late"; "tardy children are sent to the principal"; "always tardy in making dental appointments"

Backward6 lettersreflex
  1. Definition: 1. an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Backward6 lettersremote
  1. Definition: 1. inaccessible and sparsely populated;

Backward6 letterssimple
  1. Definition: 1. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

Backward6 lettersrising
  1. Definition: 1. get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

Backward6 lettersrotary
  1. Definition: 1. describing a circle; moving in a circle; "the circular motion of the wheel"

Backward6 lettersstupid
  1. Definition: 1. in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; "he had a dazed expression on his face"; "lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow"; "was stupid from fatigue"

Backward6 lettersremiss
  1. Definition: 1. failing in what duty requires;

Backward6 lettersretral

    Backward6 lettersretrad

      Backward6 lettersupward
      1. Definition: 1. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

      Backward6 lettersaverse
      1. Definition: 1. (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request"

      Backward6 lettersironic
      1. Definition: 1. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; "madness, an ironic fate for such a clear thinker"; "it was ironical that the well-planned scheme failed so completely"

      Backward6 lettersastern
      1. Definition: 1. (of a ship or an airplane) behind; "we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide"

      Backward7 letterssoaring

        Backward7 lettershostile
        1. Definition: 1. troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles"

        Backward7 lettersstunted
        1. Definition: 1. inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"

        Backward7 letterssubdued
        1. Definition: 1. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

        Backward7 lettersrushing
        1. Definition: 1. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner;

        Backward7 lettersrestive
        1. Definition: 1. impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"

        Backward7 lettersreverse
        1. Definition: 1. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

        Backward7 lettersrunning
        1. Definition: 1. pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"

        Backward7 letterssinking

          Backward7 lettersstopped

            Backward7 lettersunready
            1. Definition: 1. not prepared or in a state of readiness; slow to understand or respond; "she cursed her unready tongue"

            Backward7 lettersremoved
            1. Definition: 1. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract;

            Backward7 lettersuneager

              Backward8 letterssideward

                Backward8 lettersrearward
                1. Definition: 1. direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions"

                Backward8 lettersretarded

                  Backward8 lettersreticent
                  1. Definition: 1. reluctant to draw attention to yourself

                  Backward8 lettersretiring
                  1. Definition: 1. prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

                  Backward8 lettersrefluent

                    Backward8 lettersstandpat
                    1. Definition: 1. old-fashioned and out of date

                    Backward8 lettersunformed
                    1. Definition: 1. not having form or shape; "unformed clay"

                    Backward8 lettersleanover

                      Backward8 letterssluggish
                      1. Definition: 1. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

                      Backward8 lettersunlicked

                        Backward8 lettersuntimely
                        1. Definition: 1. too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely"

                        Backward8 lettersreversed
                        1. Definition: 1. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"

                        Backward8 lettersrenitent

                          Backward8 lettersreserved
                          1. Definition: 1. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"

                          Backward9 lettersshrinking

                            Backward9 lettersreluctant
                            1. Definition: 1. not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"

                            Backward9 lettersunassured

                              Backward9 lettersroughhewn
                              1. Definition: 1. of stone or timber; shaped roughly without finishing

                              Backward9 lettersroughcast
                              1. Definition: 1. hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber"

                              Backward9 letterswithdrawn
                              1. Definition: 1. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

                              Backward9 lettersshuffling

                                Backward9 lettersunlabored

                                  Backward9 lettersreductive

                                    Backward9 lettersstreaming
                                    1. Definition: 1. the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell

                                    Backward9 lettersrepressed
                                    1. Definition: 1. block the action of

                                    Backward9 lettersuntreated
                                    1. Definition: 1. (of a specimen for study under a microscope) not treated with a reagent or dye

                                    Backward9 lettersunrefined
                                    1. Definition: 1. (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"

                                    Backward9 lettersunwilling

                                      Backward9 letterssubnormal

                                        Backward10 lettersunpolished

                                          Backward10 lettersright-wing

                                            Backward10 lettersunfinished
                                            1. Definition: 1. not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"

                                            Backward10 letterssimplistic

                                              Backward10 letterssuppressed

                                                Backward10 lettersrestrained
                                                1. Definition: 1. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

                                                Backward10 lettersregressive

                                                  Backward10 lettersuncultured

                                                    Backward10 lettersretrograde
                                                    1. Definition: 1. of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma

                                                    Backward11 lettersprogressive

                                                      Backward11 lettersretroactive

                                                        Backward11 lettersstandoffish

                                                          Backward11 letterswiddershins

                                                            Backward11 lettersunprocessed

                                                              Backward11 lettersundeveloped
                                                              1. Definition: 1. not developed; "courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped"; "undeveloped social awareness"

                                                              Backward11 lettersunassertive

                                                                Backward11 lettersuncongenial

                                                                  Backward11 lettersrudimentary
                                                                  1. Definition: 1. not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"

                                                                  Backward11 lettersround-about

                                                                    Backward12 lettersuncultivated

                                                                      Backward12 letterspreservative

                                                                        Backward12 letterssimpleminded

                                                                          Backward13 lettersself-effacing

                                                                            Backward13 lettersretrogressive

                                                                              Backward13 lettersunprogressive

                                                                                Backward13 lettersturned-around

                                                                                  Backward13 lettersretrospective
                                                                                  1. Definition: 1. concerned with or related to the past; "retrospective self-justification"

                                                                                  Backward14 lettersunderdeveloped

                                                                                    Backward14 lettersunenthusiastic

                                                                                      Backward14 lettersunapproachable

                                                                                        Backward15 lettersprocrastinative

                                                                                          Backward15 lettersprocrastinating

                                                                                            Backward15 lettersundemonstrative

                                                                                              Backward17 lettersultraconservative


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