forward

¹for·ward

adj
\ˈfȯr-wərd, also ˈfō- or ˈfȯ-, Southern also ˈfär-\

Definition of FORWARD

1

a : near, being at, or belonging to the forepart b : situated in advance

2

a : strongly inclined : ready b : lacking modesty or reserve : brash

3

: notably advanced or developed : precocious

4

: moving, tending, or leading toward a position in front; also : moving toward an opponent's goal

5

a : advocating an advanced policy in the direction of what is considered progress b : extreme, radical

6

: of, relating to, or getting ready for the future <forward buying of produce>

— for·ward·ly adverb

— for·ward·ness noun

Examples of FORWARD

1. the forward deck of a boat
2. the forward movement of history
3. a very forward young woman

Origin of FORWARD

Middle English, from Old English foreweard, from fore- + -weard -ward

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to FORWARD

Synonyms: bold, familiar, presumptuous, free, immodest, overfamiliar, presuming

Antonyms: modest, unassuming

Related Words: arrogant, bumptious, complacent, conceited, egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-hat, hoity-toity, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-asserting, self-assertive, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious; cavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, pretentious, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, superior; audacious, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, overbold, pert, sassy, saucy; confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; boastful, braggart, bragging; domineering, high-handed, imperious; self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-engrossed, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, selfish, self-obsessed, self-seeking

Near Antonyms: demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassertive, unpretentious; bashful, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid, timorous; diffident, self-doubting

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Rhymes with FORWARD

shoreward