frontward

4.7

Toward the front of something

adverb
/ˈfrʌntwərd/

: hacia adelante

She stepped frontward into the light.

So if you when you're going up, you're going up that ramp, how do you then get your bike to flip frontward?

Examples

The toy car rolled frontward after he gave it a gentle push.
The dancers all moved frontward on the stage for the final scene.
She adjusted the mirror so it tilted slightly frontward.
The car moved frontward after the signal.
The dancers all moved frontward on the stage for the final scene.
She adjusted the mirror so it tilted slightly frontward.
The toy car rolled frontward after he gave it a gentle push.

Synonyms

ahead

vsfrontward

∞ 1.0

In front or moving forward to make progress

is focused only on direction toward the front, not position status

forward

vsfrontward

∞ 1.0

In the direction someone faces or moves

is the simple directional term meaning toward the front

onward

vsfrontward

45 2.7

Moving forward from a certain time or place

is limited to physical direction toward the front, not time or order

fore

vsfrontward

4 5.0

Toward the front of a ship or plane

is the nonspecialist way to say toward the front in general use

anteriorly

vsfrontward

Specialized

1 8.2

Toward the front of the body or a body part

is the everyday directional term without medical or technical focus

frontally

vsfrontward

1 5.8

From the side that faces another person or thing

is the general directional sense, not limited to frontal planes

forwards

vsfrontward

1 1.0

Towards the front or a place ahead

is the basic term for motion toward the front

frontwards

vsfrontward

5.1

To move toward the front

is the plain directional word for movement toward the front

frontways

vsfrontward

3.6

Facing forward so the front part points ahead

is the general term for motion or orientation toward the front

forwardly

vsfrontward

Archaic

5.1

Toward the front

is the standard, simple way to say toward the front

forrard

vsfrontward

9.9

Toward the front of a ship or other place

is the neutral, widely used term for movement toward the front

headward

vsfrontward

9.1

Toward the head or front of something

is about movement toward the front rather than specifically the head

Antonyms

backward

16 1.0

Facing the back

How Foremost

foremostly

Archaic

7.6

first

7 1.0

in front

∞ 1.0

frontward

4.7

Surface Forms

frontward positive

Morphology

frontward = front (transparent) = front + ward

Productive directional suffix '-ward' added to the common base 'front' yields the straightforward meaning 'toward the front'.

Etymology

The word frontward puts together front ('the front') and -ward ('toward'), like in forward or homeward. So, frontward means moving or facing 'toward the front'.