pushing ahead
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- driveOperate a vehicle
- thrustForceful forward motion
- advancingMoving in forward direction
pressing · onward · relentless · bulldozing · charging · striving · plowing · persevering · grinding · hustling · barreling · steamrolling · headstrong · determined · unstoppable · ambition · progress · surge
forward motion vs. backward motion
pushing aheadfalling back
Returning to earlier position
pulling back · retreating · backtracking · reversing · backing up
progress vs. stagnation
pushing aheadstanding still
Absence of motion
stagnating · stalling · treading water · going nowhere · marking time
assertive action vs. passive withdrawal
pushing aheadgiving up
Choosing to stop trying
quitting · surrendering · capitulating · abandoning · yielding