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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
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