FORWARD MOTION Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase forward motion. (close relations)
forwardness
Best Alternative Words for FORWARD MOTION
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| advance | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a movement forward • a change for the better; progress in development • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • an amount paid before it is earned • increase in price or value adjective satellite • being ahead of time or need • situated ahead or going before verb • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense • bring forward for consideration or acceptance • increase or raise • contribute to the progress or growth of • cause to move forward • obtain advantages, such as points, etc. • develop in a positive way • develop further • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position • pay in advance • move forward • rise in rate or price | ||||||||
| advancement | nounn | |||||||
noun • encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • gradual improvement or growth or development | ||||||||
| progress | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • gradual improvement or growth or development • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) • a movement forward verb • develop in a positive way • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense • form or accumulate steadily | ||||||||
| headway | nounn | |||||||
noun • vertical space available to allow easy passage under something • forward movement | ||||||||
| journey | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of traveling from one place to another verb • undertake a journey or trip • travel upon or across | ||||||||
| journeying | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of traveling from one place to another | ||||||||
| march | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind) • a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture • the month following February and preceding April • a steady advance • a procession of people walking together • district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area • genre of music written for marching verb • march in a procession • force to march • walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride • march in protest; take part in a demonstration • walk ostentatiously • cause to march or go at a marching pace • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||||||||
| movement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a change of position that does not entail a change of location • the act of changing location from one place to another • a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something • a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals • a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object • a euphemism for defecation • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock) • the act of changing the location of something | ||||||||
| onward | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
adverb • forward in time or order or degree • in a forward direction | ||||||||
| propulsion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a propelling force • the act of propelling | ||||||||
| travel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of going from one place to another • a movement through space that changes the location of something • self-propelled movement verb • change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically • undertake a journey or trip • make a trip for pleasure • travel upon or across • undergo transportation as in a vehicle • travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge | ||||||||
| traveling | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of going from one place to another | ||||||||
| traversal | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • taking a zigzag path on skis • travel across | ||||||||
| procession | nounn | |||||||
noun • (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost • the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | ||||||||
| progression | nounn | |||||||
noun • a series with a definite pattern of advance • a movement forward • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | ||||||||
| onward motion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) | ||||||||
