Word Type

Adverb

Adverb

Adjective

The word "ahead" can be used as adverb, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

back behind

Derived Terms

ahead of time aheadness bound ahead call ahead draw ahead epub ahead of print freeze-ahead go-ahead have one's whole life ahead of one leap ahead lie ahead line ahead loom ahead nudge ahead one jump ahead phone ahead plan ahead power ahead prepare ahead quit when one is ahead radio ahead readahead roar ahead set ahead spoiler ahead typeahead

Derived From

head

Context

nautical

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

straight ahead

Related Terms

ahead of

Related Terms

advance ahead of front onward progress

Similar Terms

up

Synonym Network

forrader forward in front in lead out front

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.