Synonyms for Forward
ˈfɔr wərdfor·ward

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.8 / 4 votes

1. forward

   Antecedent may denote simple priority in time, implying no direct connection between that which goes before and that which follows; as, the striking of one clock may be always antecedent to the striking of another with no causal connection between them. Antecedent and previous may refer to that which goes or happens at any distance in advance, preceding is limited to that which is immediately or next before; an antecedent event may have happened at any time before; the preceding transaction is the one completed just before the one with which it is compared; a previous statement or chapter may be in any part of the book that has gone before; the preceding statement or chapter comes next before without an interval. Previous often signifies first by right; as, a previous engagement. Foregoing is used only of that which is spoken or written; as, the foregoing statements. Anterior, while it can be used of time, is coming to be employed chiefly with reference to place; as the anterior lobes of the brain. Prior bears exclusive reference to time, and commonly where that which is first in time is first also in right; as, a prior demand. Former is used of time, or of position in written or printed matter, not of space in general. We can say former times, a former chapter, etc., but not the former part of a garden; we should say the front part of the garden, the forward car of a train. Former has a close relation, or sharp contrast, with something following; the former always implies the latter, even when not fully expressed, as in Acts i, 1, and Eccles. vii, 10.

   Synonyms:
   antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, previous, prior

   Antonyms:
   after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, later, latter, posterior, subsequent, succeeding

   Preposition:
   Such was the state of things previous to the revolution. [Previous to is often used adverbially, in constructions where previously to would be more strictly correct; as, these arrangements were made previous to my departure.]

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. forward

   Synonyms:
   advanced, ready, eager, anxious, obtrusive, self-assertive, impertinent, progressive, onward, confident, bold, presumptuous

   Antonyms:
   tardy, backward, reluctant, indifferent, slow, retiring, modest

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. forwardnoun

   the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

   Antonyms:
   blate, converse, reversive, retroflexed, rearward, retracted, reverse, retral, transposed, cacuminal, regressive, bashful, self-referent, backswept, backward, receding(a), sweptback, retroflex, retrograde, reflexive, returning(a), inverse, reversed, regardant(ip), rearwards, backwards, back

2. forwardadjective

   a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

   Antonyms:
   regressive, returning(a), reverse, reversed, retroflex, inverse, sweptback, transposed, rearward, reflexive, regardant(ip), cacuminal, retral, self-referent, reversive, retracted, retroflexed, backswept, bashful, backward, receding(a), blate, converse, retrograde, back, rearwards, backwards

3. forwardadjective

   at or near or directed toward the front

   "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"

   Synonyms:
   forward-moving, advancing

   Antonyms:
   rearward, sweptback, retral, transposed, reverse, regressive, reversive, retroflexed, backward, backswept, cacuminal, retrograde, returning(a), receding(a), converse, reversed, self-referent, regardant(ip), reflexive, retroflex, bashful, retracted, blate, inverse, backwards, back, rearwards

4. forwardadjective

   used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

   "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

   Synonyms:
   forward-moving, advancing

   Antonyms:
   regressive, blate, rearward, transposed, retroflexed, cacuminal, backward, reverse, bashful, retroflex, inverse, returning(a), converse, receding(a), retrograde, backswept, reflexive, reversed, reversive, sweptback, regardant(ip), self-referent, retracted, retral, back, backwards, rearwards

5. forwardadjective

   of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

   "in a forward gear"

   Synonyms:
   forward-moving, advancing

   Antonyms:
   inverse, reverse, retroflex, regressive, transposed, reversed, retral, converse, reflexive, backswept, reversive, cacuminal, self-referent, retracted, receding(a), retroflexed, blate, backward, rearward, returning(a), bashful, retrograde, regardant(ip), sweptback, back, rearwards, backwards

6. advancing, forward, forward-movingverb

   moving forward

   Synonyms:
   forward, forward-moving, advancing

   Antonyms:
   retroflex, backward, reversed, inverse, reversive, converse, receding(a), cacuminal, rearward, retracted, returning(a), backswept, reverse, retrograde, reflexive, regressive, sweptback, retral, retroflexed, bashful, regardant(ip), blate, self-referent, transposed, back, rearwards, backwards

7. forward, send onadverb

   send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

   "forward my mail"

   Synonyms:
   forward, send on

   Antonyms:
   self-referent, retroflex, blate, backward, reverse, backswept, reflexive, rearward, regardant(ip), regressive, reversive, transposed, bashful, sweptback, retrograde, receding(a), reversed, retracted, cacuminal, converse, inverse, retral, returning(a), retroflexed, rearwards, backwards, back

8. forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrardadverb

   at or to or toward the front

   "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

   Synonyms:
   forrad, forrard, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, fore, forward

   Antonyms:
   backswept, retroflex, rearward, retracted, backward, reverse, sweptback, cacuminal, receding(a), converse, regressive, retrograde, regardant(ip), retral, inverse, transposed, reflexive, blate, self-referent, reversive, bashful, reversed, retroflexed, returning(a), rearwards, back, backwards

9. forth, forward, onwardadverb

   forward in time or order or degree

   "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"

   Synonyms:
   forrad, off, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, fore, away, forward, forrard

   Antonyms:
   retral, backswept, backward, reversive, bashful, reverse, regardant(ip), retroflexed, transposed, rearward, retroflex, retracted, sweptback, cacuminal, reversed, blate, reflexive, receding(a), retrograde, converse, regressive, self-referent, returning(a), inverse, rearwards, backwards, back

10. ahead, forwardadverb

    toward the future; forward in time

    "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"

    Synonyms:
    frontwards, before, forrader, onward, forrad, in the lead, forward, onwards, in advance, forwards, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, ahead, beforehand

    Antonyms:
    inverse, reflexive, blate, reversive, regressive, receding(a), reversed, retral, reverse, cacuminal, returning(a), bashful, retroflexed, backward, retroflex, backswept, retrograde, rearward, transposed, regardant(ip), self-referent, retracted, sweptback, converse, rearwards, backwards, back

11. ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forraderadverb

    in a forward direction

    "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"

    Synonyms:
    frontwards, before, forrader, onward, forrad, in the lead, forward, onwards, in advance, forwards, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, ahead, beforehand

    Antonyms:
    retroflex, retrograde, cacuminal, receding(a), reverse, retral, regardant(ip), transposed, backswept, returning(a), reflexive, backward, retroflexed, regressive, converse, blate, rearward, reversive, inverse, retracted, self-referent, bashful, reversed, sweptback, backwards, rearwards, back

12. fore, forwardadverb

    near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

    "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

    Synonyms:
    forrad, forrard, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, fore, forward

    Antonyms:
    regardant(ip), backward, reverse, reversive, backswept, sweptback, receding(a), bashful, cacuminal, retrograde, retral, self-referent, reversed, retracted, returning(a), converse, reflexive, rearward, retroflexed, retroflex, blate, regressive, inverse, transposed, back, backwards, rearwards

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. further

   further is a synonym for forward.

   i could not go further with my aching legs!

   Submitted by anonymous on June 1, 2020  

2. promote

   she promotes the ideal of minimalism by organizing some workshops during weekends.

   Submitted by marinahalim on June 1, 2020  

3. onward

   in a continuing forward direction; ahead.

   we were onward from the other racers.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 6, 2021  

4. escheat

   the term is “to remit to”. to “forward” would be better even than “revert”.

   the property was forwarded to the comptroller.

   Submitted by Javiously3000 on March 7, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. forwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   onward, progressively, not backward

2. forwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   onward, progressive

3. forwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   front, fore, at the fore part, near the fore part

4. forwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   ready, prompt, willing, eager, earnest, zealous

5. forwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   bold, confident, presumptuous, presuming, impertinent, pert, flippant, brazen, assuming, brazen-faced, BRASSY, CHEEKY

6. forwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   early, premature

7. forwardverb

   Synonyms:
   advance, promote, further, foster, support, favor, encourage, help on, help forward

8. forwardverb

   Synonyms:
   quicken, hasten, accelerate, expedite, speed, despatch, hurry

9. forwardverb

   Synonyms:
   transmit, send on, send forward

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. forwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   anterior, fore, overready, presumptuous, brazen, impertinent, obtrusive, intrusive, premature, precocious

2. forwardverb

   Synonyms:
   advance, promote, accelerate, expedite, further, transmit, send, ship

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "forward":

   forwards, ahead, forwarding, transmit, forth, imam, eagerly, before, send, advance, impatiently, advanced, future, further, progress, resend, front, convey, forward-looking, prior

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1. The NRC Satorius:

   Safety culture has to do with having an organisation where the members feel free to come forward with problems and voice those problems to management without fear of being retaliated against.

2. Drew Barrymore:

   We're not doing this for public attention... I would like to move forward in a more honest fashion that is more conducive to my mental peace.

3. Debra Tice:

   We really do admire this administration’s commitment to bringing Americans home, they certainly got a good track record so far and we really look forward to the day where we see Austin be another one of their wins, we have a high level of confidence.

4. Houston Astros owner Jim Crane:

   I have higher standards for the city and the franchise and I'm going above and beyond MLB's penalty, we need to move forward with a clean slate and the Astros will become a stronger organization because of this today.

5. David Bergstein:

   Structurally they are betting the farm and everything possible to get through these midterms, and they are just opening up the checkbook to do it. ' Public investment shrinks as safety net balloonsWhatever the immediate political impact, if President Joe Biden ultimately signs anything like the proposed program, it would mark a new era in Washington's role in the economy.Over the past 50 years, federal spending, as a share of the nation's economic output, has averaged about 20.6 %, according to calculations by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a centrist group that argues for budgetary restraint. Washington has significantly exceeded that level only in times of crisis : Spending reached 24 % of the nation's gross domestic product during Obama's first term immediately after the 2008 financial crisis and roughly 32 % during the Covid pandemic, federal figures show. ( Federal spending as a share of the economy reached its modern high of more than 40 % at the height of World War II.) Though federal spending over the past half century has remained relatively constant at about one-fifth of the economy, the composition of that spending has shifted dramatically. Over that period, public investment -- defined primarily as federal spending on infrastructure, education and training, and support for research and development -- has declined, while the safety net -- including such payments to individuals as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food assistance and various tax credits for families -- has soared. Its totally different from anything put forward by Obama or Clinton. In terms of any kind of coherent strategic focus theres been nothing like this since the build-out of the suburbs, and the buildup of the educational system.Josh Bivens, research director, Economic Policy InstituteIn 1969, federal figures show, public investment and payments to individuals each consumed nearly one-third of total federal spending, an amount equal to about 6 % of the economy. By 2019, the last year before Washington poured huge sums into the Covid crisis, public investment had fallen to just 12.5 % of Responsible Federal Budget while payments to individuals had grown past 70 %. Public investment now equals only about 2.5 % of the economy, while payments to individuals consume more than five times as much.The exact distribution between public investment and safety net spending in the Democratic plans isn't known, because the party hasn't released details on the funding levels in the $ 3.5 trillion budget blueprint that Senate Democrats recently agreed on. But it's clear that the proposal -- coupled with the bipartisan infrastructure agreement advancing on a separate track -- would represent a huge expansion on both fronts.The infusion of new money for public investment might be most striking, given how steadily it has lost ground in federal priorities. Public investment fell from about 30 % of federal spending in the late 1960s to about 20 % by the late 1970s and 15 % by the mid-1990s, a plateau from which it's since drifted further down except for a brief recovery under Obama's first-term stimulus plan. The budget plans Senate Democrats are advancing would provide a more lasting turnaround. The bipartisan plan would spend almost $ 600 billion on.