Synonyms for Forward

Top synonyms for “forward”: advancing, ahead, fore, forrad, forrader, forrard, forth, forward-moving, and 29 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
2. (noun)the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
3. (verb)send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
   “forward my mail”
4. (adjective)at or near or directed toward the front
   “the forward section of the aircraft”
5. (adjective)of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
   “in a forward gear”
6. (adjective)used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
   “a forward child badly in need of discipline”
7. (adjective)moving forward
8. (adverb)in a forward direction
   “go ahead”
9. (adverb)at or to or toward the front
   “he faced forward”
10. (adverb)toward the future; forward in time
    “I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring”
11. (adverb)forward in time or order or degree
    “from that time forth”
12. (adverb)near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
    “the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).