| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advancing, early |
Synonyms: |
ahead, forth, forward-looking, in advance, leading, onward, precocious, premature, progressing, progressive, propulsive, well-developed |
Antonyms: |
backward, later, past, reversing |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in front, first |
Synonyms: |
advance, anterior, facial, fore, foremost, front, head, leading, ventral |
Antonyms: |
back, last |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brash, impertinent |
Synonyms: |
aggressive, assuming, audacious, bantam, bare-faced, bold, brazen, cheeky*, coming on strong, confident, familiar, fresh, impudent, nervy, overassertive, overweening, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushing, pushy*, rude, sassy*, saucy*, self-assertive, smart, smart-alecky, uppity, wise |
Antonyms: |
meek, reserved, shy, timid |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the front in order, time |
Synonyms: |
ahead, alee, along, ante, antecedently, before, beforehand, fore, forth, in advance, into prominence, into view, on, onward, out, precedently, previous, to the fore, vanward |
Antonyms: |
back, backward, past |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aid, expedite |
Synonyms: |
advance, assist, back, champion, cultivate, encourage, favor, foster, further, hasten, help, hurry, promote, serve, speed, support, uphold |
Antonyms: |
cease, halt, hinder, impede, stop |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | send, ship |
Synonyms: |
address, consign, deliver, dispatch, express, freight, post, remit, route, transmit, transport |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep, maintain |
| Main Entry: | accelerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase speed, timing |
Synonyms: |
advance, drive, dust*, expedite, fire up, forward, further, gun*, hammer on, hasten, hurry, impel, lay a patch, lay rubber, make tracks, nail it, open up, peel rubber, precipitate, put on afterburners, put pedal to metal, quicken, railroad, rev, rev up, roll*, speed up, spur, step on gas, step up, stimulate, tool* |
Antonyms: |
decelerate, defer, hinder, impede, postpone, retard, slow down |
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | write directions for delivery |
Synonyms: |
consign, dispatch, forward, inscribe, label, mark, postmark, remit, route, send, ship, superscribe, transmit |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position or time |
Synonyms: |
beforehand, earlier, early, first, foremost, forward, in front, in the forefront, in the lead, leading, previously, prior |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
Antonyms: |
after, behind |
| Main Entry: | advanced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ahead in position, time, manner |
Synonyms: |
avant-garde, breakthrough, cutting-edge, excellent, exceptional, extreme, first, foremost, forward, higher, late, leading, leading-edge, liberal, precocious, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art*, unconventional |
Antonyms: |
after, behind |