Forward definition

Forward as an adverb

1. at or to or toward the front; forward

   "he faced forward"

   Same sense: forwards, frontwards, forrad, frontward, forrard

2. forward in time or order or degree

   Same sense: forth, onward

3. toward the future; forward in time

   "I look forward to seeing you"

   Same sense: ahead

4. in a forward direction

   "they went slowly forward in the mud"

   Same sense: ahead, forwards, onwards, onward, forrader

5. near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

   "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

   Same sense: fore

Forward as an adjective

6. at or near or directed toward the front

   "the forward section of the aircraft"

7. used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

   "a forward child badly in need of discipline"

8. of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle

   "in a forward gear"

9. moving forward

   Same sense: forward-moving, advancing

Forward as a noun

10. the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey

11. a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team

Forward as a verb

12. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

    "forward my mail"

    Same sense: send on

Synonyms and antonyms

• forwards
• frontwards
• forrad
• frontward
• forrard
• forth
• onward
• ahead
• onwards
• forrader
• fore
• forward-moving
• advancing
• send on

Opposites: backward, reverse.

How to say forward

Forward has 2 syllables and rhymes with straightforward. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with forward

• straightforward
• shoreward
• carryforward

FORWARD in word games

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

14

Anagrams

1

Is FORWARD a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check FORWARD in the word checker, or unscramble FORWARD to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.