variants
or less commonly onwards
ˈȯn-wərdz 
ˈän-
: toward or at a point lying ahead in space or time : forward
Examples of onward in a Sentence
Adverb
They have lived in that house from 1983 onward.
we must continue to move onward, or we will die in this desert
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
From then onward, there was no looking back.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Charlotte Slente, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Though using public transportation jives with the country’s Swisstainable initiative, which encourages visitors to get around without a car, Gambarogno is a bit harder to navigate as trains only run to Cadenazzo station, necessitating onward travel by bus.
—Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
From there, Hingham coasted onward to a quarterfinal appearance.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
From then onward, there was no looking back.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Around her, other Afghan families that have been forced by Iran to return to Afghanistan crowd around private buses for onward journeys to Herat city and beyond.
—Charlotte Slente, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Though using public transportation jives with the country’s Swisstainable initiative, which encourages visitors to get around without a car, Gambarogno is a bit harder to navigate as trains only run to Cadenazzo station, necessitating onward travel by bus.
—Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for onward
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“Onward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onward. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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