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backward

How many syllables in backward?

  2 syllables

Divide backward into syllables:   back-ward
Stressed syllable in backward:   back-ward
How to pronounce backward:   bak-werd
How to say backward:

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Synonyms for backward


1 syllable
  • back
    2 syllables
    • astern
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