Synonyms for forwards
ˈfɔr wərdzfor·wards

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1. forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrardadverb

   at or to or toward the front

   "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

   Synonyms:
   forrad, forrard, frontwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, fore, forward

2. 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, forrard, in front, out front, forth, frontward, fore, ahead, beforehand

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1. forwardsadjective

   Synonyms:
   onward, progressively, not backward

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1. List of paraphrases for "forwards":

   forward, transmits, resends, ahead, strikers, sends, forwarding

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1. David Oman:

   Hopefully grace, dignity, poise, smarts, calculation – because in the end we’re all wanting to support the nominee. donald Trump’s message is getting a little stale, a little old, looking backwards more than forwards.

2. Wasserman Schultz:

   I went over that deal backwards and forwards.

3. Thomas Carlyle:

   A man with a half volition goes backwards and forwards, and makes no way on the smoothest road a man with a whole volition advances on the roughest, and will reach his purpose, if there be even a little worthiness in it. The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder - a waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life and having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

4. Tom Fowler:

   Miikka Anttila loves the sport, and Miikka Anttila wants to win, miikka Anttila wants us to be constantly moving forwards, to make sure we're ahead of the game.

5. Zoe Muller:

   I hope that this study draws a line in the sand, from which point forwards, giraffes will be regarded as intelligent, group-living mammals which have evolved highly successful and complex societies, which have facilitated their survival in tough, predator-filled ecosystems.