Further

//ˈfɜː.ðə//

Word Type

Adverb

Verb

Adverb

Adjective

Adjective

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

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

further education furtherance furtherdom furtherer furtherhood furtherly furtherment furthermore furthermore furthermost furtherness furthersome furtherward no further action seek-no-further until further notice with no further ado without further ado

Derived From

Etymologically Related To

Inflected/Variant Forms

far furthermost

Context

conjunctive formal location

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

advance back up boost encourage promote support

Related Terms

Related Terms

addition additional distance distant enact encourage far farther greater growth more progress support

Similar Terms

Synonym Network

farther foster promote

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