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forward
Synonyms and Antonyms of forward
- a stranger so forward as to ask what medication he was taking and what it was for
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
cavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, pretentious, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, superior
audacious, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, overbold, pert, sassy, saucy
confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure
domineering, high-handed, imperious
self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-engrossed, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, selfish, self-obsessed, self-seeking
demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassertive, unpretentious
- the ship's forward deck
- the local citizenry's attitude toward racial equality was very forward for its time
full-blown, full-fledged, full-scale
aged, grown, mature, matured, perfected, ripe, ripened
civilized, educated, enhanced, enlightened
contemporary, current, cutting-edge, latest, leading-edge, mod, modern, new, newest, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel, now, present-day, recent, space-age, supermodern, ultramodern, up-to-date
green, immature, underdeveloped, undersized (also undersize), underweight, unripe, unripened
savage, uncivilized, uneducated
early, embryonic, germinal, primeval, primordial
antediluvian, antiquated, antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal (or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past
- she was forward enough to start investing in her retirement fund at the age of 18
forward
Synonyms and Antonyms of forward
- if you keep walking forward, you'll hit that wall
before, fore, frontward (or frontwards)
forward
Synonyms and Antonyms of forward
- their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations
Synonym Discussion of forward
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- advance the cause of peace
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- a campaign to promote better health
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- a wage increase would forward productivity
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- used the marriage to further his career
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See words that rhyme with forward Dictionary: Definition of forward Spanish Central: Translation of forward Nglish: Translation of forward for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of forward for Arabic speakers
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