FORWARD as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a position on a basketball team
   Hypernyms(s) forward is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • position (what does position mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team
   Hypernyms(s) forward is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • basketball player (what does basketball player mean?)
   • basketeer (what does basketeer mean?)
   • cager (what does cager mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Erving (what does Erving mean?)
   • Julius Erving (what does Julius Erving mean?)
   • Julius Winfield Erving (what does Julius Winfield Erving mean?)
   • Dr. J (what does Dr. J mean?)

FORWARD as VERB

1. Meaning
   • send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
   Synonym(s)
   • send on (what does send on mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • forward my mail
   Hypernyms(s) forward is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transport (what does transport mean?)
   • send (what does send mean?)
   • ship (what does ship mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • forwarding (what does forwarding mean?)

FORWARD as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • moving toward a position ahead
   Synonym(s)
   • onward (what does onward mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • forward motion
   • the onward course of events
   Similar To
   • advancing (what does advancing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • situated in the front
   Usage Example(s)
   • the forward section of the aircraft
   Similar To
   • front(a) (what does front(a) mean?)
3. Meaning
   • at or near or directed toward the front
   Usage Example(s)
   • the forward section of the aircraft
   • a forward plunge down the stairs
   • forward motion
   Antonym(s)
   • backward (what does backward mean?)
   Similar To
   • guardant(ip) (what does guardant(ip) mean?)
   • gardant(ip) (what does gardant(ip) mean?)
   • full-face (what does full-face mean?)
   • headfirst (what does headfirst mean?)
   • headlong (what does headlong mean?)
   See Also
   • fore(a) (what does fore(a) mean?)
   • progressive (what does progressive mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
   Usage Example(s)
   • in a forward gear
   Antonym(s)
   • reverse (what does reverse mean?)
   Similar To
   • first (what does first mean?)
   • low (what does low mean?)
   • second (what does second mean?)
5. Meaning
   • used of temperament or behavior
   • lacking restraint or modesty
   Usage Example(s)
   • a forward child badly in need of discipline
   Antonym(s)
   • backward (what does backward mean?)
   Similar To
   • brash (what does brash mean?)
   • cheeky (what does cheeky mean?)
   • nervy (what does nervy mean?)
   • bumptious (what does bumptious mean?)
   • self-assertive (what does self-assertive mean?)
   • fresh (what does fresh mean?)
   • impertinent (what does impertinent mean?)
   • impudent (what does impudent mean?)
   • overbold (what does overbold mean?)
   • smart (what does smart mean?)
   • saucy (what does saucy mean?)
   • sassy (what does sassy mean?)
   • overfamiliar (what does overfamiliar mean?)
   • assumptive (what does assumptive mean?)
   • assuming (what does assuming mean?)
   • presumptuous (what does presumptuous mean?)
   See Also
   • bold (what does bold mean?)
6. Meaning
   • situated at or toward the front
   Usage Example(s)
   • the fore cabins
   • the forward part of the ship
   Similar To
   • fore(a) (what does fore(a) mean?)
7. Meaning
   • moving forward
   Synonym(s)
   • advancing (what does advancing mean?)
   • forward-moving (what does forward-moving mean?)
   Similar To
   • progressive (what does progressive mean?)

FORWARD as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • in a forward direction
   Synonym(s)
   • ahead (what does ahead mean?)
   • forrader (what does forrader mean?)
   • forwards (what does forwards mean?)
   • onward (what does onward mean?)
   • onwards (what does onwards mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • go ahead
   • the train moved ahead slowly
   • the boat lurched ahead
   • moved onward into the forest
   • they went slowly forward in the mud
2. Meaning
   • at or to or toward the front
   • (`forrad” and `forrard” are dialectal variations)
   Synonym(s)
   • forrad (what does forrad mean?)
   • forrard (what does forrard mean?)
   • forwards (what does forwards mean?)
   • frontward (what does frontward mean?)
   • frontwards (what does frontwards mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he faced forward
   • step forward
   • she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
   Antonym(s)
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • backward (what does backward mean?)
   • backwards (what does backwards mean?)
   • rearward (what does rearward mean?)
   • rearwards (what does rearwards mean?)
3. Meaning
   • toward the future
   • forward in time
   Synonym(s)
   • ahead (what does ahead mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
   • I look forward to seeing you
   Antonym(s)
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • backward (what does backward mean?)
   • back (what does back mean?)
   • backward (what does backward mean?)
4. Meaning
   • forward in time or order or degree
   Synonym(s)
   • forth (what does forth mean?)
   • onward (what does onward mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • from that time forth
   • from the sixth century onward
5. Meaning
   • near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
   Synonym(s)
   • fore (what does fore mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments
   Antonym(s)
   • aft (what does aft mean?)
   • abaft (what does abaft mean?)
   • astern (what does astern mean?)