backwards

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towards the direction that is opposite to the one in which you are facing or opposite to the usual direction:

I walked backwards towards the door.

He took a step backwards to allow her to pass.

He began counting backwards: "Ten, nine, eight..."

returning to older and less effective ways:

a step backwards The breakdown in negotiations will be seen as a step backwards.

first in one direction and then in the opposite one:

Paul paced anxiously backwards and forwards.