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Synonyms & Antonyms of forwards
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toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time
- for every step that her campaign takes forwards, it seems to take two backwards
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- before,
- fore,
- frontward
- (or frontwards)
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forwards
verb
present tense third-person singular of forward
Synonyms & Antonyms of forwards (Entry 2 of 2)
to help the growth or development of
- their foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations
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“Forwards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forwards. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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