forward - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

Synonyms

• forward

More generic

• position

Related

• basketball team
• five

Noun

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

Synonyms

• forward

More generic

• basketball player
• basketeer
• cager

Verb

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

Synonyms

• forward
• send on

More generic

• send
• ship
• transport

Adjective

at or near or directed toward the front

Synonyms

• forward

Related

• full-face
• gardant
• guardant
• headfirst
• headlong

Opposite / Antonyms

• backward

Also See

• fore
• progressive

Adjective

of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

Synonyms

• forward

Opposite / Antonyms

• reverse

Adjective

used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

Synonyms

• forward

Related

• assuming
• assumptive
• brash
• bumptious
• cheeky
• fresh
• impertinent
• impudent
• nervy
• overbold
• overfamiliar
• presumptuous
• sassy
• saucy
• self-assertive
• smart
• wise

Opposite / Antonyms

• backward

Also See

• bold

Adjective

moving forward

Synonyms

• advancing
• forward
• forward-moving

Related

• progressive

in a forward direction

Synonyms

• ahead
• forrader
• forward
• forwards
• onward
• onwards

at or to or toward the front

Synonyms

• forrad
• forrard
• forward
• forwards
• frontward
• frontwards

Opposite / Antonyms

• backward

toward the future; forward in time

Synonyms

• ahead
• forward

Opposite / Antonyms

• backward

forward in time or order or degree

Synonyms

• forth
• forward
• onward

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

Synonyms

• fore
• forward

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