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Synonyms for toward
tɔrd, toʊrd, twɔrd, twoʊrd; tɔrd, toʊrdto·ward

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  1. towardpreposition

    Synonyms:
    towards

  2. towardpreposition

    Moving in the direction of (but not necessarily arriving at).

    She moved toward the door.

    Synonyms:
    towards

  3. towardpreposition

    In relation to (someone or something).

    What are your feelings toward him?

    Synonyms:
    towards

  4. towardpreposition

    For the purpose of attaining (an aim).

    I'm saving money toward retirement.

    Synonyms:
    towards

  5. towardpreposition

    Located close to; near (a time or place).

    Our place is over toward the station.

    Synonyms:
    towards

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  1. towardadjective

    Synonyms:
    in the direction of

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  1. List of paraphrases for "toward":

    towards, to, about, circa, against, vers

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How to use toward in a sentence?

  1. Abu George:

    When the attack began ... rockets and shells were fired toward Hamdaniya, there were people who had already been displaced sheltering in nearby areas, they had to leave.

  2. Jessica Levinson:

    Make no mistake, the current court is conservative and the case could be part of a steady march toward interpreting the Free Exercise Clause to require states to treat some secular and religious institutions as equally deserving of public funds church, meet a very welcoming state.

  3. Native American:

    This is the first of many necessary steps toward preserving the truth about Indigenous American history and facilitating healing between the Indigenous communities and both state and federal governments, this is not just a new name for a community. This is acknowledgement of the first stewards of the land and a recognition that we are still here.

  4. Nikos Kazantzakis:

    What, then is our duty It is to carefully distinguish the historic moment in which we live and to consciously assign our small energies to a specific battlefield. The more we are in phase with the current which leads the way, the more we aid man in his difficult, uncertain, danger-fraught ascent toward salvation.

  5. Henry Ward Beecher:

    Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven.


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