Backward

"Backward" in German

altmodisch

(of an idea: outdated)

antiquiert

(of an idea: outdated)

gehemmt

(reluctant to advance)

nach hinten

(in the direction towards the back)

rückständig

(undeveloped)

rückständig

(of an idea: outdated)

rückwärts

(in the direction towards the back)

rückwärts

(in the direction reverse of normal)

rückwärtsgewandt

(of an idea: outdated)

unterentwickelt

(undeveloped)

zurück

(in the direction towards the back)

zurückgeblieben

(undeveloped)

zurückgewandt

(undeveloped)

zögerlich

(reluctant to advance)

überholt

(of an idea: outdated)

rückwärts

(in the direction towards the back)

zurück

(in the direction towards the back)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.