Onward

/ˈɒnwəd/

Synonyms for "onward" (50 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (10)

Noun(1 words)
course forward

Strong matches (15)

Adverb(2 words)
Noun(2 words)
forrardfurther along

Related words (25)

Verb(3 words)
go ahead cueheadedpush forward a proposal
Adjective(1 words)
long thrust
Noun(4 words)
peer forwardprogress towardthrust forwardtoward the net force

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

7 entries
adverbadverb of directiondirectiondirectional adverbdiscourse adverbprogressiontemporal adverb

More specific

11 entries
advancingaheadargument progressionforwardforward progressnext semesterongoingsteady progressstory progressionsustainedupcoming year

Collocations

10 entries
go onwardmove onwardonward and upwardonward developmentonward growthonward journeyonward marchonward movementonward progresspress onward

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

And I’m not sure there’s anyone better at yanking up their galoshes and trudging onward in the face of loss.

Source: tatoeba (1326226)

The shattered oars start forth; / round swings the prow, and lets the waters sweep / the broadside. Onward comes a mountain heap / of billows, gaunt, abrupt.

Source: tatoeba (6780109)

Lashed into foam, behind them roars the brine; / now, gliding onward to the beach, ere long / they gain the fields, and rolling bloodshot eyne / that blaze with fire, the monsters move along, / and lick their hissing jaws, and dart a flickering tongue.

Source: tatoeba (6814583)

Onward it came, smooth-sliding on the ground, / an, beetling, o'er the midmost city frowned.

Source: tatoeba (6814600)

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