backward

"Looking backward, I realize I should have studied more for the test. "

"They left without a backward glance."

"The occasional backward movement of planets is evidence they revolve around the sun."

"The student was backward in math and needed extra help. "

"Some people considered the remote village to have a backward culture because they still relied on traditional farming methods and lacked modern technology. "

"Her grandmother's methods of teaching were backward; the school now uses much more modern techniques. "

"The backward fielders were positioned far behind the batsman's popping crease. "

"The fielder was standing backward of the popping crease, waiting to catch a possible deflection. "

"My sister was backward about trying new foods, always refusing to eat anything she hadn't had before. "

"a backward child"

"a backward season"

"The backward-looking policy prevented us from considering new ideas. "

"to throw the arms backward"

"My grandmother often talks about her childhood, recalling events from many years backward. "

"The student looked backward at the notes she had taken in class to review the material. "

"His performance at school went backward after he stopped attending tutoring sessions. "