Synonyms for onward
ˈɒn wərd, ˈɔn-on·ward

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1. onwardadverb

   Synonyms:
   onwards

2. onwardadjective

   Moving forward.

   There was an onward rush as the gates opened

   Synonyms:
   onwards

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1. onward

   Synonyms:
   forward, ahead, in advance

   Antonyms:
   backward, astorm, aback

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1. forth, forward, onwardadverb

   forward in time or order or degree

   "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"

   Synonyms:
   forrad, off, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, fore, away, forward, forrard

2. ahead, 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"

   Synonyms:
   frontwards, before, forrader, forrad, in the lead, forward, onwards, in advance, forwards, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, ahead, beforehand

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1. forward

   in a continuing forward direction; ahead.

   we were onward from the other racers.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 6, 2021  

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1. onwardadjective

   Synonyms:
   forward, in advance

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1. List of paraphrases for "onward":

   tallyho

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1. Lila Rose:

   Having the ultrasound on the fridge, baby pictures from the womb onward, is extremely compelling for millennials and shows the humanity of the child from the beginning.

2. Alexander MacLaren:

   In heaven after ages of ages of growing glory, we shall have to say, as each new wave of the shoreless, sunlit sea bears us onward, It doth not yet appear what we shall be.

3. Marcus Aurelius:

   As if you had died and your life had extended only to this present moment, use the surplus that is left to you to live from this time onward according to nature.

4. Franz Kafka:

   From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached.

5. Elizabeth Harrison:

   Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.