- 2. Outward and backward, with the back of the hand.
- 3. Indirect, unfair, unfavorable, backhand.
Back-house, n Privy, necessary, jakes, water-closet
Back out. (Colloq.) Withdraw from a bargain, not keep a promise, not stand to an engagement, retreat, withdraw, resile.
Backslide, v. n. Apostatize, fall off, fall away, break faith.
Backslider, n. Apostate, deserter, renegade.
Backsliding, n. Apostasy.
Back up. Support, sustain, assist, aid, help. See back.
Backward, a.
- 1. Unwilling, reluctant, loath, disinclined, indisposed, wavering, hesitating. See averse.
- 2. Dull, sluggish, slow, stupid, stolid. See dull.
- 3. Late, tardy, behindhand, after the usual time.
Backward, Backwards, ad. Regressively, rearward, aback, behind. See abaft.
Bad, a.
- 1. Evil, ill, baneful, baleful, deleterious, pernicious, mischievous, noxious, hurtful, injurious, detrimental,
unwholesome.
- 2. Wicked, depraved, abandoned, corrupt, unprincipled, immoral, dishonest, unfair, disingenuous, rascally,
villanous.
- 3. Unlucky, unfortunate, unhappy.
- 4. Unwelcome, sad, saddening, disappointing, untoward, depressing, discouraging, distressing.
- 5. Vile, wretched, sorry, mean, shabby, scurvy, abominable.
- 6. Poor, inferior, imperfect, defective, incompetent, ill-qualified.
- 7. Serious, severe, hard, heavy.