forward

/fˈɔɹwɚd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adverb

1. at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
   “he faced forward”
2. forward in time or order or degree
   “from that time forth”
3. toward the future; forward in time
   “I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring”
4. in a forward direction
   “go ahead”
5. near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
   “the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments”

adjective

1. at or near or directed toward the front
   “the forward section of the aircraft”
2. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
   “a forward child badly in need of discipline”
3. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
   “in a forward gear”
4. moving forward

verb

1. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
   “forward my mail”

noun

1. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
2. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

Synonyms for forward

• forwards
• frontward
• frontwards
• forrad
• forrard
• forth
• onward
• ahead
• onwards
• forrader
• fore
• guardant
• headfirst
• brash
• bumptious
• overfamiliar
• fresh
• assumptive
• advancing
• forward-moving
• progressive
• send on

Antonyms of forward

• backward
• reverse

Words that rhyme with forward

• straightforward
• shoreward
• carryforward
• dorward
• norward