1
[ adjective ] moving toward a position ahead

Synonyms

forward

Examples

"forward motion" "the onward course of events"

Used in print

(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

I lived in this onward driving contest where each day overcame a new difficulty , gained a new truth , or banished a previous error '' .

Related terms

advancing

2
[ adverb ] forward in time or order or degree

Synonyms

forward forth

Examples

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

3
[ adverb ] in a forward direction

Synonyms

ahead forward forwards forrader onwards

Examples

"go ahead" "the train moved ahead slowly" "the boat lurched ahead" "moved onward into the forest" "they went slowly forward in the mud"

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Rhymes with

downward awkward inward forward outward awkward northward landward straightforward word upward foreword crossword wayward southward backward skyward buzzword watchword windward byword homeward afterward woodward leeward seaward edward password heyward catchword eastward westward keyword northeastward reword

Phonetic and Homophones

AO1 N W ER0 D

Similar Spelling

onwards on_earth

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