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Adjective forward has 7 senses
- forward - at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
Antonyms: backward, backswept, sweptback, cacuminal, converse, reversed, transposed, inverse, negative, rearward, reverse, receding, reflexive, self-referent, retracted, retral, retrograde, retroflex, retroflexed, returning, reversive, regardant
- forward, onward - moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"
Antonym: retreating (indirect, via advancing)
- forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
Antonyms: backward, bashful, blate
- forward - of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear"
Antonym: reverse
- advancing, forward, forward-moving - moving forward
Antonym: regressive (indirect, via progressive)
- forward - situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship"
Antonym: aft (indirect, via fore)
- forward - situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"
Antonym: back (indirect, via front)
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