Hyphenation of backward

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word backward? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

back-ward

Definitions of backward:

1.	Directed or facing toward the back or rear A backward view
2.	(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature A backward lover
3.	Retarded in intellectual development
4.	Having made less than normal progress An economically backward country
5.	At or to or toward the back or rear He moved back Tripped when he stepped backward She looked rearward out the window of the car
6.	In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal It's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege' The child put her jersey on backward
7.	In or to or toward a past time Set the clocks back an hour Never look back Lovers of the past looking fondly backward

Synonyms of backward:

adj	backward, backswept, sweptback, cacuminal, retroflex, converse, reversed, transposed, inverse, reverse, negative, rearward, reverse, receding, reflexive, self-referent, retracted, retral, retrograde, retroflex, retroflexed, returning, reversive, regardant, regressive, retrospective
adj	backward, bashful, blate, timid
adj	feebleminded, retarded
adv	back, backwards, rearward, rearwards
adv	backwards
adv	back

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.