forward
Toward the front
Forward is mainly an adverb that means toward the front (lean forward).
As an adjective it conveys movement toward the front (forward momentum).
Figurative meanings arising from this include progressive (forward thinking) and socially assertive: He was forward in asking the woman he just met for a date.
In some team games, a forward is a player whose position is near the opponents’ goal.
If you forward an email or letter, you send it on to another address.
Don’t confuse forward with the noun foreword, which has the same pronunciation.
One who hits targets
- wingerSide-positioned team member
- attackerOne who strikes first
- playmakerOffensive flow controller
- midfielderCentral pitch position
offside · dribbling · assist · formation · goal · penalty · corner · captain
Cause to arrive elsewhere
- dispatchSend with speed
- transmitTo send onward
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- redirectSend in new direction
remail · route · deliver · ship · courier · parcel · package · freight
In the lead
- onwardToward what lies ahead
- forthOnward from here
- advanceMove or progress forward
- headwayForward progress achieved
progression · movement · trajectory · course · bearing · heading · route · vector
Time still to come
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- planningArranging for future events
- predictionForecast of coming events
horizon · vision · aspiration · outlook · projection · prognosis · destiny · upcoming
Move or progress forward
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- headwayForward progress achieved
- strideExtended single footstep
- breakthroughSudden important advance
improvement · development · growth · gain · ground · movement · step · escalation
Public cause supporter
- championTop competitor, or advocate
- advanceMove or progress forward
- furtherTo a greater degree
- boostUpward push or increase
support · endorse · foster · encourage · cultivate · sponsor · back · uphold
Confidently self-assured
- confidentSure of oneself
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- brashOffensively self-assertive
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
audacious · brazen · impertinent · outspoken · direct · blunt · unabashed · uninhibited
striker
One who hits targets
midfielder · offside · dribbling · assist · formation · goal · penalty · corner · captain · tactics
send
Cause to arrive elsewhere
redirect · remail · route · deliver · ship · courier · parcel · package · freight · mail
ahead
In the lead
headway · progression · movement · trajectory · course · bearing · heading · route · vector · pathway
future
Time still to come
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- planningArranging for future events
prediction · horizon · vision · aspiration · outlook · projection · prognosis · destiny · upcoming · ahead
advance
Move or progress forward
breakthrough · improvement · development · growth · gain · ground · movement · step · escalation · expansion
advocate
Public cause supporter
boost · support · endorse · foster · encourage · cultivate · sponsor · back · uphold · espouse
assertive
Confidently self-assured
- confidentSure of oneself
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- brashOffensively self-assertive
pushy · audacious · brazen · impertinent · outspoken · direct · blunt · unabashed · uninhibited · shameless
bow
Respectful forward inclination
aft · starboard · port · keel · deck · midship · astern · leeward · windward · helm
forwardbackward
Toward what's behind
past · retrospective · historical · bygone · earlier
- look forward toAwait something with pleasure
- move forwardTravel in intended direction
- looking forwardExpecting something eagerly
- looking forward toEagerly awaiting something pleasant
- fast forwardAccelerate playback speed
- look forwardAwait eagerly
forwards, forwarded, straightforward, forwarding, forwardness, straightforwardness, straightforwardly, forwarder, forwarders