The difference between Antediluvian and Backward

When used as nouns, antediluvian means one who lived prior to noah's flood, whereas backward means the state behind or past.

When used as adjectives, antediluvian means ancient or antiquated, whereas backward means in the direction towards the back.

Backward is also adverb with the meaning: in the direction towards the back.

check bellow for the other definitions of Antediluvian and Backward

  1. Antediluvian as an adjective:

    Ancient or antiquated.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: antediluviaold prehistoric"

  2. Antediluvian as an adjective:

    Extremely dated.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: dated old-fashioned"

    "Those ideas are antediluvian."

  3. Antediluvian as an adjective:

    Pertaining or belonging to the time period prior to a great or destructive flood or deluge.

  4. Antediluvian as an adjective (biblical):

    Pertaining or belonging to the time prior to Noah's Flood.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: antediluvial"

    "coordinate terms prelapsarian"

  1. Antediluvian as a noun:

    One who lived prior to Noah's Flood.

  1. Backward as an adjective (of motion):

    In the direction towards the back.

    Examples:

    "They left without a backward glance."

  2. Backward as an adjective (of motion):

    In the direction reverse of normal.

    Examples:

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

  3. Backward as an adjective:

    Reluctant or unable to advance.

  4. Backward as an adjective:

    Of a culture: undeveloped or unsophisticated.

  5. Backward as an adjective:

    Of a thought or value: outdated.

  6. Backward as an adjective (cricket):

    On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.

  7. Backward as an adjective (cricket):

    Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.

  8. Backward as an adjective (obsolete):

    Unwilling; averse; reluctant.

  9. Backward as an adjective:

    Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.

    Examples:

    "a backward child"

  10. Backward as an adjective:

    Late or behindhand.

    Examples:

    "a backward season"

  11. Backward as an adjective (obsolete):

    Already past or gone; bygone.

  1. Backward as an adverb (of motion):

    In the direction towards the back; backwards

    Examples:

    "to walk or ride backward; to throw the arms backward"

  2. Backward as an adverb:

    Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.

  3. Backward as an adverb:

    By way of reflection; reflexively.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir J. Davies"

  4. Backward as an adverb:

    From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame, from religion to sin.

  1. Backward as a noun:

    The state behind or past.

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