What are some opposite words for forward?
Antonyms for forward
ˈfɔr wərdfor·ward
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term forward.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
forward
Antecedent may denote simple priority in time, implying no direct connection between that which goes before and that which follows; as, the striking of one clock may be always antecedent to the striking of another with no causal connection between them. Antecedent and previous may refer to that which goes or happens at any distance in advance, preceding is limited to that which is immediately or next before; an antecedent event may have happened at any time before; the preceding transaction is the one completed just before the one with which it is compared; a previous statement or chapter may be in any part of the book that has gone before; the preceding statement or chapter comes next before without an interval. Previous often signifies first by right; as, a previous engagement. Foregoing is used only of that which is spoken or written; as, the foregoing statements. Anterior, while it can be used of time, is coming to be employed chiefly with reference to place; as the anterior lobes of the brain. Prior bears exclusive reference to time, and commonly where that which is first in time is first also in right; as, a prior demand. Former is used of time, or of position in written or printed matter, not of space in general. We can say former times, a former chapter, etc., but not the former part of a garden; we should say the front part of the garden, the forward car of a train. Former has a close relation, or sharp contrast, with something following; the former always implies the latter, even when not fully expressed, as in Acts i, 1, and Eccles. vii, 10.
Antonyms:
after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, later, latter, posterior, subsequent, succeedingSynonyms:
antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, previous, priorPreposition:
Such was the state of things previous to the revolution. [Previous to is often used adverbially, in constructions where previously to would be more strictly correct; as, these arrangements were made previous to my departure.]
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
forward
Antonyms:
tardy, backward, reluctant, indifferent, slow, retiring, modestSynonyms:
advanced, ready, eager, anxious, obtrusive, self-assertive, impertinent, progressive, onward, confident, bold, presumptuous
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
forwardnoun
the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
Antonyms:
blate, converse, reversive, retroflexed, rearward, retracted, reverse, retral, transposed, cacuminal, regressive, bashful, self-referent, backswept, backward, receding(a), sweptback, retroflex, retrograde, reflexive, returning(a), inverse, reversed, regardant(ip), rearwards, backwards, backforwardadjective
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
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regressive, returning(a), reverse, reversed, retroflex, inverse, sweptback, transposed, rearward, reflexive, regardant(ip), cacuminal, retral, self-referent, reversive, retracted, retroflexed, backswept, bashful, backward, receding(a), blate, converse, retrograde, back, rearwards, backwardsforwardadjective
at or near or directed toward the front
"the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
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rearward, sweptback, retral, transposed, reverse, regressive, reversive, retroflexed, backward, backswept, cacuminal, retrograde, returning(a), receding(a), converse, reversed, self-referent, regardant(ip), reflexive, retroflex, bashful, retracted, blate, inverse, backwards, back, rearwardsSynonyms:
forward-moving, advancingforwardadjective
used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
"a forward child badly in need of discipline"
Antonyms:
regressive, blate, rearward, transposed, retroflexed, cacuminal, backward, reverse, bashful, retroflex, inverse, returning(a), converse, receding(a), retrograde, backswept, reflexive, reversed, reversive, sweptback, regardant(ip), self-referent, retracted, retral, back, backwards, rearwardsSynonyms:
forward-moving, advancingforwardadjective
of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
"in a forward gear"
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inverse, reverse, retroflex, regressive, transposed, reversed, retral, converse, reflexive, backswept, reversive, cacuminal, self-referent, retracted, receding(a), retroflexed, blate, backward, rearward, returning(a), bashful, retrograde, regardant(ip), sweptback, back, rearwards, backwardsSynonyms:
forward-moving, advancingadvancing, forward, forward-movingverb
moving forward
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retroflex, backward, reversed, inverse, reversive, converse, receding(a), cacuminal, rearward, retracted, returning(a), backswept, reverse, retrograde, reflexive, regressive, sweptback, retral, retroflexed, bashful, regardant(ip), blate, self-referent, transposed, back, rearwards, backwardsSynonyms:
forward-moving, advancingforward, send onadverb
send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
"forward my mail"
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self-referent, retroflex, blate, backward, reverse, backswept, reflexive, rearward, regardant(ip), regressive, reversive, transposed, bashful, sweptback, retrograde, receding(a), reversed, retracted, cacuminal, converse, inverse, retral, returning(a), retroflexed, rearwards, backwards, backSynonyms:
send onforward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrardadverb
at or to or toward the front
"he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
Antonyms:
backswept, retroflex, rearward, retracted, backward, reverse, sweptback, cacuminal, receding(a), converse, regressive, retrograde, regardant(ip), retral, inverse, transposed, reflexive, blate, self-referent, reversive, bashful, reversed, retroflexed, returning(a), rearwards, back, backwardsSynonyms:
forrad, forrard, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, foreforth, forward, onwardadverb
forward in time or order or degree
"from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
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retral, backswept, backward, reversive, bashful, reverse, regardant(ip), retroflexed, transposed, rearward, retroflex, retracted, sweptback, cacuminal, reversed, blate, reflexive, receding(a), retrograde, converse, regressive, self-referent, returning(a), inverse, rearwards, backwards, backSynonyms:
forrad, off, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, fore, away, forrardahead, forwardadverb
toward the future; forward in time
"I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"
Antonyms:
inverse, reflexive, blate, reversive, regressive, receding(a), reversed, retral, reverse, cacuminal, returning(a), bashful, retroflexed, backward, retroflex, backswept, retrograde, rearward, transposed, regardant(ip), self-referent, retracted, sweptback, converse, rearwards, backwards, backSynonyms:
frontwards, before, forrader, onward, forrad, in the lead, onwards, in advance, forwards, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, ahead, beforehandahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forraderadverb
in a forward direction
"go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
Antonyms:
retroflex, retrograde, cacuminal, receding(a), reverse, retral, regardant(ip), transposed, backswept, returning(a), reflexive, backward, retroflexed, regressive, converse, blate, rearward, reversive, inverse, retracted, self-referent, bashful, reversed, sweptback, backwards, rearwards, backSynonyms:
frontwards, before, forrader, onward, forrad, in the lead, onwards, in advance, forwards, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, ahead, beforehandfore, forwardadverb
near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
"the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"
Antonyms:
regardant(ip), backward, reverse, reversive, backswept, sweptback, receding(a), bashful, cacuminal, retrograde, retral, self-referent, reversed, retracted, returning(a), converse, reflexive, rearward, retroflexed, retroflex, blate, regressive, inverse, transposed, back, backwards, rearwardsSynonyms:
forrad, forrard, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, fore
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
forwardadjective
Synonyms:
anterior, fore, overready, presumptuous, brazen, impertinent, obtrusive, intrusive, premature, precociousforwardverb
Synonyms:
advance, promote, accelerate, expedite, further, transmit, send, ship
How to use forward in a sentence?
We have devised a number of different approaches to that going forward and taken them to President (Barack) Obama, and you will be hearing I think very shortly from him.
I am grateful for this incredible opportunity to serve and I look forward to the next chapter of my life which will include, in some way, continued public service, i never viewed this amazing opportunity as a job or a career. My home has been and will continue to be in Lakeland, Florida.
I am making a lot of steps forward since the surgery on the foot.
If you want to know what drives my decision-making going forward, it's about lethality and readiness; the business of war-fighting.
I promised the people of North Carolina's 11th District that I would fight for a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act and a replacement with a market-driven approach that brings down costs and provides more choices for the American people, i remain wholeheartedly committed to following through on this promise. I know President Trump is committed to repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a system that works for American families, and I look forward to working with him do just that.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#103 | back | |
#150 | after | |
#318 | following | |
#944 | later | |
#1403 | forward | |
#2901 | slow | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#4534 | subsequent | |
#4798 | latter | |
#10026 | modest | |
#12026 | backward | |
#12447 | reversed | |
#12694 | backwards | |
#13272 | inverse | |
#14720 | reluctant | |
#15167 | converse | |
#17158 | concluding | |
#17287 | posterior | |
#19227 | retiring | |
#19999 | succeeding | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#24087 | indifferent | |
#25298 | hind | |
#27348 | consequent | |
#37815 | reflexive | |
#38684 | retrograde | |
#43495 | retracted | |
#52817 | tardy | |
#54225 | regressive | |
#57769 | transposed | |
#74473 | bashful | |
#90539 | rearward | |
#266300 | hindmost | |
#269390 | retroflex |
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