Main entry: forward
Definition: at or near or directed toward the front
Usage: the forward section of the aircraft; a forward plunge down the stairs; forward motion
Antonyms: backward
Definition: directed or facing toward the back or rear
Main entry: forward
Definition: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
Usage: in a forward gear
Antonyms: reverse
Definition: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
Main entry: forward
Definition: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
Usage: a forward child badly in need of discipline
Antonyms: backward
Definition: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
Antonyms: foolish
Definition: devoid of good sense or judgment
Antonyms: stupid
Definition: lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Antonyms: stale
Definition: lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
Antonyms: preserved
Definition: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
Antonyms: salty
Definition: containing or filled with salt
Main entry: forward, forward-moving, advancing
Definition: moving forward
Antonyms: regressive
Definition: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
Antonyms: regressive
Definition: (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
Main entry: frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard, forward, forwards
Definition: at or to or toward the front
Usage: he faced forward; step forward; she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
Antonyms: backward, backwards, back, rearward, rearwards
Definition: at or to or toward the back or rear
Main entry: ahead, forward
Definition: toward the future; forward in time
Usage: I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring; I look forward to seeing you
Main entry: fore, forward
Definition: near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
Usage: the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments
Definition: at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane