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forwardadjective showing a lack of proper social reserve or modestya stranger so forward as to ask what medication he was taking and what it was for bold, familiar, free, immodest, overfamiliar, presuming, presumptuous 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, vaingloriouscavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, pretentious, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, superioraudacious, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, overbold, pert, sassy, saucyconfident, self-assured, self-confident, sureboastful, braggart, braggingdomineering, high-handed, imperiousself-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-engrossed, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, selfish, self-obsessed, self-seeking modest, unassuming demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassertive, unpretentiousbashful, mousy(or mousey), retiring, shy, timid, timorousdiffident, self-doubting being at or in the forward part or surface of somethingthe ship's forward deck anterior, fore, front, frontal, frontward(or frontwards) ventral aft, after, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rear, rearward dorsal being far along in developmentthe local citizenry's attitude toward racial equality was very forward for its time advanced, developed, evolved, high, higher, improved, late, progressive, refined precociousfull-blown, full-fledged, full-scaleaged, grown, mature, matured, perfected, ripe, ripenedcivilized, educated, enhanced, enlightenedcontemporary, current, cutting-edge, latest, leading-edge, mod, modern, new, newest, newfangled, new-fashioned, novel, now, present-day, recent, space-age, supermodern, ultramodern, up-to-date backward, low, lower, nonprogressive, primitive, retarded, rude, rudimentary, undeveloped green, immature, underdeveloped, undersized(also undersize), underweight, unripe, unripenedsavage, uncivilized, uneducatedearly, embryonic, germinal, primeval, primordialantediluvian, antiquated, antique, dated, fusty, hoary, musty, Neanderthal(or Neandertal), obsolete, old, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, outworn, passé, past having or showing awareness of and preparation for the futureshe was forward enough to start investing in her retirement fund at the age of 18 farseeing, farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, forward-looking, prescient, proactive, provident, visionary careful, cautious, heedfuldiscerning, insightful, perceptive, percipient, prudent, sagacious, sage, sapient, wise half-baked, half-cocked, improvident, myopic, shortsighted careless, heedless, incautious forwardadverbtoward or at a point lying in advance in space or timeif you keep walking forward, you'll hit that wall ahead, along, forth, forwards, on, onward(also onwards) before, fore, frontward(or frontwards) back, backward(or backwards), behind, rearward(also rearwards) toward a point ahead in space or timefrom this day forward, our two nations will live in peace and harmony ahead, forth, on, onward(also onwards) backward(or backwards) forwardverbto help the growth or development oftheir foundation will help forward better relations between young people from those warring nations advance, cultivate, encourage, foster, further, incubate, nourish, nurse, nurture, promote advocate, back, champion, endorse(also indorse), support, upholdendow, finance, fund, patronize, stake, subsidize, underwriteabet, aid, assistadvertise, boost, plug, publicize, toutagitate (for), campaign (for), work (for) discourage, frustrate, hinder, inhibit ban, bar, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, proscribebattle, combat, contend (with), counter, fight, opposerepress, snuff (out), squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppressarrest, check, halt, retardencumber, fetter, hobble, impede, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle v.advance, promote, forward, further mean to help (someone or something) to move ahead.advance stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end.advance the cause of peace promote suggests an encouraging or fostering and may denote an increase in status or rank.a campaign to promote better health forward implies an impetus forcing something ahead.a wage increase would forward productivity further suggests a removing of obstacles in the way of a desired advance.used the marriage to further his career before the 12th century |