FORWARDS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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adverb

ˈfȯr-wərdz

Definition of forwards

as in forward

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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forwards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of forward

as in encourages

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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Recent Examples of forwards

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None of the Sparks’ starters, which consisted of guards Erica Wheeler, Ariel Atkins and Plum and forwards Nneka Ogwumike and Dearica Hamby, scored more than nine points individually. — John W. Davis, Oc Register, 16 June 2026 While legendary forwards Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani are no longer part of the national team setup, Uruguay remains one of the most talented squads in the Americas. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Verb

Pressing, intensity and verticality — getting the ball forwards quickly — are three key foundations of his philosophy and they have been repeated to the players. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Senior forwards Brady Strang, an all-conference honorable mention who had 12 goals and seven assists, and Jay Larson lead the offense. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forwards

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forwards

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In the end the judge denied Hochman's motion and ruled to go forward with the resentencing hearing and in May 2025 reduced the brothers' sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Then, flash forward, Marcia was back on our coast after her triumphant five or six years in New York, and suddenly Marcia and I had been shacked up for two years.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of forward

Adverb

Moore’s Mona Friedman is indeed a familiar figure, a shy and impressionable wife who quietly nods along at dinner, lets people cut in front of her at the store, and seems generally uninterested in sticking up for herself.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Throughout our conversation, in fact, the pair chuckles, nods along to each other’s answers, interjects sounds of assent.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of along

Adverb

His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Many of the 9/11 hijackers, for instance, initially went to Afghanistan with the intention to acquire skills and connections before traveling onward to Chechnya to fight alongside Chechen insurgents against Russian security forces.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of onward

Verb

Like all classic noirs, Frank cultivates a sweaty, visceral realism to the main character’s desire to have a better life at any cost.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
To avert future calamities, the forest outside Bordeaux must be thinned and its fire breaks widened, said Arthur Guérin-Turcq, a Sorbonne University geographer whose family cultivates pines near Le Porge.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivates

Verb

If Toronto advances, Cease and Soriano wouldn’t be ready until the second and third games of a divisional series, but the Jays could still use their bullpen and three starters to get through.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
If the tube is empty, the carousel advances to the next one; if it is loaded, the system waits for the robotic arm to retrieve the shuttlecock.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of advances

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Packed with potent ingredients like isopropyl cloprostenate, amino acids, hyaluronic acid, and vitamin E, this formula nurtures and enhances your brows from the root.

— Iman Balagam, Vogue, 27 Aug. 2026
Parentheses, turning the inside of a sentence out and the outside in, ask readers to shuttle back and forth, exercising mental agility that nurtures a flexible set of thoughts and feelings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

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