Синоним слова forward

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.

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.

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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   Anecdotally speaking, beauty pageants are not politically forward-thinking.

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   Domestically-made furniture also uses components that are imported. Those pieces are caught in these delays, we’re caught in this cycle of disruption. Every time we take two steps forward, it’s two steps back.

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   The story combines so many unique local and universal themes which connected people from all walks of life, from all around the world, thailand is a very important market for Netflix and we are looking forward to bringing this inspiring local, but globally resonant story…to life.

4. Neil Saunders:

   CVS (CVS.N) and Walgreens have become particularly reliant on the pharmacy side to drive their businesses forward.

5. Greg Fischer:

   These are areas that demand our attention. It can be difficult to face up to our failings, but that’s exactly what we have to do, if we want to improve and move forward.

• voor, voort, vorentoe, voorwaarts, aanstuur, verder, verwag, voorspelAfrikaans
• إلى الأمامArabic
• перасла́ць, перасыла́цьBelarusian
• занапред, нападател, преден, крило, препращам, напред, нататък, нахаленBulgarian
• atacant, davanter, ala, alerCatalan, Valencian
• útočník, přední, přeposlat, dopředu, vpředCzech
• [[ab]] [[diesem]] [[Tag]], vorn, Bug, nachsenden, vorne, ab, weiterleiten, vorwärts, vorlaut, vorderGerman
• προάγω, εμπρός, προπετής, μπροστά, προωθώ, εμπρόσθιος, επιθετικός, αυθάδης, μπροστινόςGreek
• impertinenta, antaŭaEsperanto
• adelante, remitir, avanteSpanish
• جلوPersian
• keula, odotettu, lähtien, kokka, uskallettu, uskalias, etinen, eteenpäin, etummainen, etu-, hyökkääjä, välittää, ennustettu, tulevaFinnish
• en avant, à partir de, avant, cavalier, osé, à partir d'[[aujourd’hui]], [[aller]] [[en]] [[avant]], avancer, ForwardFrench
• urrúsach, ar aghaidhIrish
• הלאה, קדימהHebrew
• अग्रसरित करना, आगे की ओर, अगला, सामने, भेजना, भविष्य, आगे को चलता करना, आगे, अग्रस्थHindi
• előre, továbbít, ezután, csatár, kezdve, fogva, továbbHungarian
• հարձակվող, առաջArmenian
• meneruskanIndonesian
• inoltrare, trasmettere, avantiItalian
• קדימהHebrew
• 送る, 後, 届ける, 転送, 前方, 前, 回送, 渡す, フォワード, 送り渡すJapanese
• 앞으로Korean
• whakamua, whakametometoMāori
• videresendeNorwegian
• doorsturenDutch
• vidaresendeNorwegian Nynorsk
• baug, framover, framtidig, spiss, direkte, fremre, forward, heretterNorwegian
• napastnik, do przoduPolish
• esperado, futuro, [[para]] [[frente]], atrevido, proa, frontal, atacante, repassar, dianteiro, adiante, fronteiro, avante, em diante, frentePortuguese
• înainteRomanian
• нахальный, дерзкий, передовой, пересылать, далее, дальше, нападающий, переправить, нос, вперёд, впредь, форвард, переправлять, передний, переслать, развязныйRussian
• послати, unapred, prenijeti, naprijed, напред, poslati, напријед, prednji, napred, проследити, отпослати, proslediti, пренијети, otposlati, предњиSerbo-Croatian
• útočníkSlovak
• främre, hädanefter, vidarebefodra, framtida, påflugen, framåt, anfallare, framåt-Swedish
• imuaTonga (Tonga Islands)
• sevk etmek, yollamak, ileriye, müstakbel, olası, öne, ileri, ön, göndermekTurkish
• آگےUrdu
• gởi tiếp, gửi tiếp, tiếp, đầuVietnamese
• 向前Chinese

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