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Synonyms & Antonyms of forward
(Entry 1 of 3)
- if you keep walking forward, you'll hit that wall
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- before,
- fore,
- frontward
- (or frontwards)
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of forward (Entry 2 of 3)
- a stranger so forward as to ask what medication he was taking and what it was for
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- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egomaniacal,
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-and-mighty,
- high-hat,
- hoity-toity,
- important,
- overweening,
- pompous,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- self-complacent,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- uppity,
- vain,
- vainglorious
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- the ship's forward deck
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- the local citizenry's attitude toward racial equality was very forward for its time
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- green,
- immature,
- underdeveloped,
- undersized
- (also undersize),
- underweight,
- unripe,
- unripened
- antediluvian,
- antiquated,
- antique,
- dated,
- fusty,
- hoary,
- musty,
- Neanderthal
- (or Neandertal),
- obsolete,
- old,
- oldfangled,
- old-fashioned,
- old-time,
- out-of-date,
- outworn,
- passé,
- past
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- she was forward enough to start investing in her retirement fund at the age of 18
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forward
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of forward (Entry 3 of 3)
- their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations
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The first known use of forward was before the 12th century
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