BACKWARDS Antonyms
Definition of BACKWARDS
Best Opposite Words For BACKWARDS
| Expand? | Word | Save? | Synonyms.. | Usage | Type | |||
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| ahead | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • at or in the front • toward the future; forward in time • in a forward direction • ahead of time; in anticipation • to a more advanced or advantageous position • to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future) • leading or ahead in a competition adjective satellite • having the leading position or higher score in a contest | ||||||||
| forth | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
noun • a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth adverb • from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) • forward in time or order or degree • out into view | ||||||||
| forwards | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • at or to or toward the front; forward • in a forward direction | ||||||||
| onward | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
adverb • forward in time or order or degree • in a forward direction | ||||||||
| progressive | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • favoring or promoting progress • (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases noun • a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going • a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties adjective satellite • favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) • gradually advancing in extent • (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position • advancing in severity | ||||||||
