Forward motion

Synonyms for "forward motion" (87 found)

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Closest matches (18)

advance advancement advancingangular motionascending ascentaxial motionbackflowing backingbackward motionbrownian movementcareer climbing course

Noun(2 words)

advance advancement

Adjective(2 words)

advancement advancing

Strong matches (26)

current descending descentdownward motiondrift driftage ebbing flight flow flux forwardal forwarding furtherance furtheringgo aheadgo-ahead headway march mountingoblique motion

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Adjective(5 words)

drive driving headway motionmovement forward

Related words (43)

onrushonward coursepassage plunging progress progression progressiveness promotionradial motionrandom motionreflowing refluence reflux regression retrogression rising rollingrolling onrun rush

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setsideward motionsinking soaring sternway stream subsiding traject trajet travel trendupward motionway

Noun(4 words)

onward motionprocession progress progression

Adjective(6 words)

progress progression progressive propulsion propulsive thrust

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

adjective descriptor development motionmotion descriptormove movement progress

More specific

9 entries

accelerating advancement advancing driving headwaylinear motionmilestone propulsivepropulsive motion

Collocations

10 entries

continuous forward motionforward momentumforward motion analysisforward progressforward thinkingforward trajectoryforward-moving policyrapid forward motionsteady forward motionsustained forward motion

Inflections

3 entries

forward motionsmore forward-movingmost forward-moving

Derivations

2 entries

forward movementforwardness

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