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Synonyms for back-and-forth

  • adverb
  • noun

All synonyms

Adverb

to and fro, backwards and forwards, backward and forward, back and forward dated

Noun

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    From one place to another and back again.

  2. n. 1

    The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

Related words

Other spellings
back and forth

Forms

Plural
back-and-forths → tug-of-wars…