Synonyms for ahead
əˈhɛdahead

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1. ahead

   Synonyms:
   forward, afore, afront, onwards

   Antonyms:
   abaft, astern, behind, aback, aft

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1. ahead(p), in the lead, leadingadverb

   having the leading position or higher score in a contest

   "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

   Antonyms:
   down, back, backward

2. ahead, in front, beforeadverb

   at or in the front

   "I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"

   Synonyms:
   forwards, in front, in advance, earlier, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, before, forward, out front

   Antonyms:
   down, backward, back

3. ahead, forwardadverb

   toward the future; forward in time

   "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"

   Synonyms:
   frontwards, before, forrader, onward, forrad, in the lead, forward, onwards, in advance, forwards, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, beforehand

   Antonyms:
   down, back, backward

4. ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forraderadverb

   in a forward direction

   "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"

   Synonyms:
   frontwards, before, forrader, onward, forrad, in the lead, forward, onwards, in advance, forwards, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, beforehand

   Antonyms:
   down, back, backward

5. ahead, in advance, beforehandadverb

   ahead of time; in anticipation

   "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"

   Synonyms:
   forwards, in front, in advance, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, before, forward, out front

   Antonyms:
   down, back, backward

6. aheadadverb

   to a more advanced or advantageous position

   "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"

   Synonyms:
   forwards, in front, in advance, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, before, forward, out front

   Antonyms:
   down, backward, back

7. aheadadverb

   to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)

   "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"

   Synonyms:
   forwards, in front, in advance, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, before, forward, out front

   Antonyms:
   down, backward, back

8. ahead, out front, in the leadadverb

   leading or ahead in a competition

   "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"

   Synonyms:
   forwards, in front, in advance, forrader, beforehand, onwards, onward, in the lead, before, forward, out front

   Antonyms:
   down, back, backward

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1. aheadadjective

   Synonyms:
   onward, forward, in advance, in front

2. aheadadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Naut.) in opposition (said of the wind), against us, in our teeth

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1. List of paraphrases for "ahead":

   forward, before, forthcoming, future, coming, imam, forwards, prior, next, ago, upcoming, upstream

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1. AHEAD

   Synonyms:
   Advances in Home-Based Primary Care for End of Life in Advancing Dementia

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1. Condoleezza Rice:

   And sometimes when something’s incomprehensible, you have to go ahead and say, ‘This is incomprehensible,’ which means it probably isn’t right. And I thought that in the report, we were pretty clear, that we think the framework doesn’t work.

2. Melonie Lombardi:

   We waited 45 minutes. They said, ‘We don’t think the conditions are going to be right. We should reschedule.’ They waited 20 minutes, came back and said, ‘We’re going to go ahead and give it a try,'.

3. Rick Bright:

   Sidelining me in the middle of this pandemic and placing politicsand cronyism ahead of science puts lives at risk and stunts national efforts to safely and effectively address this urgent public health crisis.

4. Winston Churchill:

   It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.

5. Rus Yusupov:

   His experience and perspective will help us navigate the opportunities ahead.