Synonyms of forwarding

forwarding 1 of 3

adjective

as in promoting

Related Words

• promoting
• nurturing
• fostering
• facilitating
• encouraging
• furthering
• assisting
• smoothing
• aiding
• easing
• abetting

Dissimilar Words

• preventive
• prophylactic
• precautionary
• preventative
• deterrent
• neutralizing
• deterring
• negating
• nullifying

forwarding

2 of 3

noun

as in assistance

Related Words

• assistance
• facilitation
• support
• furtherance
• encouragement
• assist
• advancement
• aid
• furthering
• backing
• promotion
• help
• helping hand
• lift
• patronage
• service
• advice
• sponsorship
• boost
• mentoring
• leg up
• nurturance
• guidance
• counsel
• benefaction
• hand
• care
• attention
• attendance
• abetment
• kindness
• favor
• beneficence
• relief
• charity
• hand-holding
• philanthropy
• succor
• assuagement
• palliation

Dissimilar Words

• interference
• obstruction
• inhibition
• constraint
• repression
• restraint
• hindrance
• frustration
• deterrence
• discouragement

forwarding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of forward

as in encouraging

to help the growth or development of

their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoting
• encouraging
• cultivating
• fostering
• advancing
• furthering
• nurturing
• assisting
• supporting
• advocating
• endorsing
• aiding
• incubating
• nourishing
• upholding
• funding
• backing
• subsidizing
• nursing
• underwriting
• financing
• advertising
• abetting
• championing
• working (for)
• patronizing
• publicizing
• boosting
• plugging
• staking
• endowing
• agitating (for)
• touting
• campaigning (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• prohibiting
• hindering
• inhibiting
• discouraging
• forbidding
• banning
• opposing
• frustrating
• proscribing
• enjoining
• interdicting
• outlawing
• barring
• countering
• combating
• fighting
• contending (with)
• checking
• suppressing
• battling
• repressing
• retarding
• stifling
• halting
• squashing
• subduing
• interfering (with)
• arresting
• impeding
• obstructing
• squelching
• encumbering
• hobbling
• snuffing (out)
• fettering
• shackling
• manacling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forwarding

Noun

Also, review your email account for unfamiliar forwarding rules or active login sessions. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

The teaser opens with a young Jean Valjean enduring the brutal years of his imprisonment before fast-forwarding to his new life and the inevitable pursuit by Inspector Javert, played by Tahar Rahim. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

With the collaboration, customers will be able to leverage DHL’s freight forwarding division’s freight booking, customs, warehousing and associated logistics services, and ship their cargo on Vela’s sailboats. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 June 2026

Netgear makes a web interface available for managing more complex operations, such as port forwarding, DHCP/static IP assignment, and DNS configuration. — Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026

In Bluetooth Classic’s True Wireless Stereo (TWS) devices, one earbud acts as the primary, receiving the stereo stream from the phone and relaying audio to the secondary earbud—a forwarding or relay architecture. — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026

No, the Heat were not, are not, will not go down such a road again, not when roster continuity is so essential for seasons ahead, especially when one of those upcoming seasons will require the forwarding of a first-round pick to the Hornets. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026

Emails released in the latest tranche of Epstein documents released by the Justice Department appear to show Mountbatten-Windsor forwarding reports related to official visits and investment opportunities, including material involving Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore and Afghanistan. — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

But Postal Service forwarding ends after a year. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026

Verb

The operation closed in the 1990s, but some 20 years later, his friends encouraged him to make use of the lucky address and start a freight-forwarding shop, Patenaude said. — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

In addition to proof of citizenship, the new law requires a person to provide a physical address in South Dakota, other than a mail-forwarding service or post office box, to be registered for voting in state and local elections. — John Hult, States Newsroom, 28 Aug. 2026

Yet forwarding a humiliating image or adding a laughing reaction can make the attack feel much larger. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

The company said Mount Prospect is positioned to support a growing domestic and international freight forwarding operation for Chicago. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

After modernizing freight forwarding with software and attracting backing from Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund and SoftBank, the company encountered significant challenges following the post-pandemic collapse in global shipping. — Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

If Cornyn or Tillis were to vote against forwarding Blanche's nomination, along with every Democrat — as is expected — while the remaining Republicans voted for Blanche, the nomination would be stalled in the Judiciary Committee. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 16 July 2026

For emails relevant to your entire team, Basecamp provides an email forwarding feature. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026

The commission just fulfilled one of its primary duties, forwarding to Mayor Barbara Lee a shortlist of finalists to be considered for the job of the Oakland Police Department’s next permanent chief. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 24 June 2026