Retracted
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To pull back inside.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat (of a sound) pronounced further back in the vocal tract
Backward
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Pertaining to the direction towards the back.Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.Reluctant or unable to advance.Of a culture considered undeveloped or unsophisticated.Pertaining to a thought or value that is considered outdated.On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: In the direction towards the back; backwards
Example sentence: I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.