Difference between Rearward and Backwards

Rearward

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Toward the back or rear of something.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Toward the back or rear of something.

Backwards

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Oriented toward the back.Reversed.Behind current trends or technology.Clumsy, inept, or inefficient.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Toward the back.In the opposite direction of usual.In a manner such that the back precedes the front.

Example sentence: The ego is only an illusion, but a very influential one. Letting the ego-illusion become your identity can prevent you from knowing your true self. Ego, the false idea of believing that you are what you have or what you do, is a backwards way of assessing and living life.