Need another word that means the same as “forward”? Find 82 synonyms and 30 related words for “forward” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Forward” are: forth, onward, fore, forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards, ahead, forrader, onwards, on, further, out, advancing, forward-moving, moving forwards, moving ahead, progressive, front, advance, foremost, head, leading, frontal, future, forward-looking, for the future, prospective, advanced, well advanced, early, premature, bold, brazen, brazen-faced, barefaced, brash, shameless, immodest, audacious, daring, presumptuous, presuming, assuming, familiar, overfamiliar, send on, redirect, readdress, pass on, send, dispatch, transmit, carry, convey, deliver, remit, mail, ship, freight, hasten, hurry along, expedite, accelerate, speed up, step up, aid, assist, help, foster, encourage, contribute to, promote, favour, support, back, give backing to, facilitate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forward” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| accelerate | Cause to move faster. The key question is whether stress accelerates ageing. |
| advance | Pay in advance. We have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward. |
| aid | Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something. Women were aided in childbirth by midwives. |
| assist | Act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function. They were assisting police with their inquiries. |
| back | Walk or drive backwards. The government troops were backed by paramilitary forces. |
| carry | Behave in a certain manner. The product does not carry the swallow symbol. |
| contribute to | Contribute to some cause. |
| convey | Communicate (a message or information. She conveyed the message to me. |
| deliver | Deliver a speech oration or idea. Deliver us from the nightmare of junk mail. |
| dispatch | Kill. The government dispatched 150 police to restore order. |
| encourage | Contribute to the progress or growth of. His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife. |
| expedite | Make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly. This should expedite the process. |
| facilitate | Make easier. You could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge. |
| favour | Treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one’s full weight on it. Slashing public spending is a policy that few politicians favour. |
| foster | Bring up under fosterage of children. Appropriate praise helps a child foster a sense of self worth. |
| freight | Be laden or burdened with. Each word was freighted with anger. |
| further | Help the progress or development of (something); promote. He had depended on using them to further his own career. |
| give backing to | Give (as medicine. |
| hasten | Speed up the progress of; facilitate. This tragedy probably hastened his own death from heart disease. |
| help | Help to some food help with food or drink. He was helped down the steps. |
| hurry along | Act or move at high speed. |
| Send someone email. I ll mail you the check tomorrow. | |
| pass on | Go unchallenged; be approved. |
| promote | Of an additive act as a promoter of a catalyst. They were promoted from the Third Division last season. |
| readdress | Look at or attend to (an issue or problem) once again. The mail is then readdressed and forwarded. |
| redirect | Direct (something) to a new or different place or purpose. Resources were redirected to a major project. |
| remit | Diminish or abate. The taxes were remitted. |
| send | Send a message or letter. Send me your latest results. |
| send on | Cause to go somewhere. |
| ship | Travel by ship. The cellular phone is expected to ship at about 500 sometime this summer. |
| speed up | Travel at an excessive or illegal velocity. |
| step up | Cause (a computer) to execute a single command. |
| support | Be the physical support of carry the weight of. The scholarship supported me when I was in college. |
| transmit | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission. The three bones transmit sound waves to the inner ear. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forward” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| advance | Situated ahead or going before. Advance notice. |
| advanced | At a higher level in training or knowledge or skill. The content of at least some programmes should be at an advanced level. |
| advancing | Moving forward. |
| assuming | Excessively forward. On a subject like this it would be too assuming for me to decide. |
| audacious | Unrestrained by convention or propriety. An audacious interpretation of two Jacobean dramas. |
| barefaced | With no effort to conceal. A barefaced hypocrite. |
| bold | Clear and distinct. A bold adventure. |
| brash | Offensively bold. A brash newcomer disputed the age old rules for admission to the club. |
| brazen | Bold and without shame. A brazen hussy. |
| brazen-faced | Unrestrained by convention or propriety- Los Angeles Times. |
| daring | Disposed to venture or take risks. He rapidly discovered an audience hungry for his daring new works. |
| early | Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature. An early death. |
| familiar | Often encountered or experienced; common. A familiar excuse. |
| for the future | Effective in or looking toward the future. |
| foremost | Most prominent in rank, importance, or position. One of the foremost art collectors of his day. |
| forward-looking | Ahead of the times. |
| forward-moving | Moving forward. |
| front | Relating to or located in the front. She was in the front garden. |
| frontal | Of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone. The frontal lobes. |
| future | Effective in or looking toward the future. The needs of future generations. |
| head | Chief; principal. The head waiter. |
| immodest | Offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance. Brash immodest boasting. |
| leading | Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. The leading edge of technology. |
| moving ahead | In motion. |
| moving forwards | Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion. |
| onward | (of a journey) continuing or moving forward. The onward march of history. |
| overfamiliar | Taking undue liberties. The overfamiliar teacher s voice. |
| premature | Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time. A premature infant. |
| presuming | Presumptuous. |
| presumptuous | Excessively forward. The duchess would not put up with presumptuous servants. |
| progressive | Denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g. am writing, was writing. Classic progressive albums. |
| prospective | Expected or expecting to be the specified thing in the future. A prospective mother. |
| shameless | (of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen. His shameless hypocrisy. |
| well advanced | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forward” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| ahead | Ahead of time in anticipation. Go ahead. |
| fore | Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane. The captain went fore or forward to check the instruments. |
| forrad | At or to or toward the front forrad and forrard are dialectal variations. |
| forrader | In a forward direction. I couldn t conceive that the information could get the police any forrader. |
| forrard | At or to or toward the front forrad and forrard are dialectal variations. I went forrard to where the skipper was standing on the poop. |
| forth | From a particular thing or place or position forth is obsolete. Go forth and preach. |
| forwards | At or to or toward the front. |
| frontward | At or to or toward the front. I abseiled frontward down a rock face. |
| frontwards | At or to or toward the front. |
| further | In addition or furthermore. They are further along in their research than we expected. |
| on | Of an employee working on duty. Move along. |
| onward | Forward in time or order or degree. The business moved onward and upward. |
| onwards | In a forward direction. |
| out | Situated or operating in the open air, away from buildings. Try to get the stain out. |
| above | In or to a place that is higher. See above. |
| advance | Pay in advance. Advance payment. |
| ahead | Leading or ahead in a competition. The horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch. |
| antecedent | Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Antecedent events. |
| antedate | Precede in time; come before (something) in date. A civilization that antedated the Roman Empire. |
| anterior | A tooth situated at the front of the mouth. His malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors. |
| before | During the period of time preceding a particular event or time. He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier. |
| beforehand | Ahead of time; in anticipation. Should have made reservations beforehand. |
| first | The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield counting counterclockwise from home plate. Her first baby. |
| forefront | The leading or most important position or place. He was in the forefront. |
| forego | Lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime. |
| former | (used especially of persons) of the immediate past. The powers of the former are more comprehensive than those of the latter. |
| front | Of a building or piece of land have the front facing or directed towards. He led the national liberation front. |
| henceforth | From this or that time on. Henceforth she will be known as Mrs Smith. |
| hurtle | Move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner. A runaway car hurtled towards them. |
| lunge | An exercise or gymnastic movement resembling the lunge of a fencer. Billy lunged his spear at the fish. |
| outdistance | Leave (a competitor or pursuer) far behind. He outdistanced the other runners. |
| outpace | Go, rise, or improve faster than. Import growth outpaced export growth in the second quarter. |
| precede | Be earlier in time; go back further. Stone tools precede bronze tools. |
| precedent | A system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. We hope to set a legal precedent to protect hundreds of miles of green lanes. |
| preceding | Coming before something in order, position, or time. A growth in sales above those of the preceding year. |
| predate | Prey on or hunt for. These mammals predate certain eggs. |
| predecessor | A person who held a job or office before the current holder. The chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor. |
| prefatory | Serving as an introduction or preface. In his prefatory remarks the author claims that. |
| prematurely | Too soon; in a premature manner. Prematurely grey hair. |
| previous | Previous convictions a criminal record. The previous occupant of the White House. |
| previously | At a previous or earlier time; before. She had previously lived in Chicago. |
| prior | The head of a religious order in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot. He has a prior engagement this evening. |
| priority | The right to proceed before other traffic. The safety of the country takes priority over any other matter. |
| untimely | (of a death or end) happening too soon or sooner than normal. Dave s untimely return. |
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