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Definition of rearward : 1. At or toward the rear.
2. The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used figuratively.

Synonyms:

posterior, in front, about, aft, hindmost, at someone's heels, backwards, retrograde, inverse, around, opposite, rearwards, precede, in the background, back, behind, rear, face, after, approach, up front, past, round, reverse, hind, backward, hinder, rearmost

Usage examples:

• Solemn and dark, like a monk, stood the Drachenfels, in his hood of mist, and rearward extended the Curtain of Mountains, back to the Wolkenburg,- the Castle of the Clouds. - "Hyperion", Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
• The 11th Division was alarmed in its rearward quarters, and hurried forward to the support of the 12th. - "The Franco-German War of 1870-71", Count Helmuth, von Moltke.
• The lieutenant, carrying his wounded arm rearward, looked upon them with wonder. - "Last Words", Stephen Crane.