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Forward

🔄 Synonyms of "Forward"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
impudent	Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
familiarnoun	Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
impertinentnoun	Insolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
lownoun	Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
freshnoun	Newly produced or obtained; recent.
cheeky	(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
saucy	(figurative) Impertinent or disrespectful, often in a manner that is regarded as entertaining or amusing; smart.
presumptuous	Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding appropriate or rightful limits.
smartnoun	(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
nervy	(US) Having nerve; bold; brazen.
firstnoun	Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
forenoun	Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
headlongverb	Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.
assumptive	Held as true or valid without evidence.
ahead	At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
secondnoun	Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
bumptious	(UK) Obtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
overbold	Too bold; impertinent or overreaching.
advancingnoun	The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
self-assertive	determined to advance one's own personality or views
overfamiliar	Overly friendly or intimate.
assumingnoun	An assumption.
headfirst	With the head in front; headlong.
forrard	(dialectal, chiefly nautical) Forward.
onwardverb	(not comparable) Moving forward.

↔️ Antonyms of "Forward"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
backnoun	At or near the rear.
reversenoun	Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
aftnoun	(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
backwardnoun	Indicating position or direction.
abaft	(nautical) On the aft side; in the stern.
rearwardnoun	Toward the back or rear of something.
astern	Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
backwards	Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
rearwards	Rearward.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Forward"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
frontwardsnoun	Towards the front.
ahead	At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
frontwardnoun	Frontwards.
forrader	Pronunciation spelling of forwarder.
frontnoun	The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
forth	(formal, archaic) Out into view; from a particular place or position.
onwards	Onward.
onward	In a forward direction.
advancingnoun	The act of proceeding forward; an advance.
full-face	Alternative form of full-faced. [Having a plump or round face.]
second	After the first occurrence but before the third.
headlong	Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation; in haste, hastily.
headfirst	With the head in front; headlong.
fresh	recently; just recently; most recently
first	Before anything else; firstly.
overfamiliar	Overly friendly or intimate.
familiarnoun	Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
overbold	Too bold; impertinent or overreaching.
forenoun	The front; the forward part of something; the foreground.
bumptious	(UK) Obtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.