Hyphenation of backwards

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

back-wards

Definitions of backwards:

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

Synonyms of backwards:

adv	back, backward, rearward, rearwards
adv	backward

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.