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Term: backward

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "backward": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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  2. backward

backward

Definitions

Adjective

  1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear
  2. (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature

Adverb

  1. At or to or toward the back or rear
  2. In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
  3. In or to or toward a past time
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "backward".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 backward 2 22
2 backwards 2 2
3 backwardation 4 0
4 backwardness 3 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "backward".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 bastard 2 12
2 blizzard 2 7
3 brevard 2 5
4 bedford 2 2
5 bordered 2 2
6 bantered 2 1
7 billiard 2 1
8 bustard 2 1
9 bamford 2 0
10 banford 2 0
11 bartered 2 0
12 basford 2 0
13 bashford 2 0
14 bassford 2 0
15 baumgard 2 0
16 belford 2 0
17 benford 2 0
18 bickford 2 0
19 bigford 2 0
20 binford 2 0
21 blackard 2 0
22 blizard 2 0
23 bluford 2 0
24 brafford 2 0
25 brainard 2 0
26 brainerd 2 0
27 brassard 2 0
28 brokered 2 0
29 brouhard 3 0
30 bruford 2 0
31 buford 2 0
32 bungard 2 0
33 burckhard 2 0
34 burkhard 2 0
35 buzzword 2 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "backward".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 award 2 46
2 packard 2 13
3 awkward 2 11
4 backyards 2 3
5 backwards 2 2
6 backyard 2 2
7 blackboard 2 2
8 backwater 3 1
9 blackard 2 0
10 backboard 2 0
11 backwardness 3 0
12 bacardi 3 0
13 backwaters 3 0
14 backboards 2 0
15 akard 2 0
16 backwardation 4 0
17 rickward 2 0
18 bankcard 2 0
19 bakeware 2 0
20 backwash 2 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "backward" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "backward" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "backward" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 revolutions 4 2
2 isolation 4 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "backward".

# Word Syllables Freq

Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 4

Sound Alikes: 35

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 2

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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