frontwards - Glite Dictionary

Examples

The children walked frontwards in a neat line toward the classroom.
The sign should be facing frontwards so everyone can read it.
The car moved frontwards down the road.
She walked frontwards with confidence.
The children walked frontwards in a neat line toward the classroom.
The sign should be facing frontwards so everyone can read it.
She can ride her skateboard both frontwards and backwards.

Synonyms

ahead

vsfrontwards

∞ 1.0

In front or moving forward to make progress

focuses on pure front direction rather than position or facing

forward

vsfrontwards

∞ 1.0

In the direction someone faces or moves

is the same basic direction but shown in another variant

anteriorly

vsfrontwards

Specialized

1 8.2

Toward the front of the body or a body part

is general everyday direction rather than a technical anatomical term

forwards

vsfrontwards

UK

1 1.0

Towards the front or a place ahead

is the same directional meaning but given in a different form

frontward

vsfrontwards

4.7

Toward the front of something

shares direction but uses an alternative adverb form

forwardly

vsfrontwards

Archaic

5.1

Toward the front

shares direction but appears as a less common form

forrard

vsfrontwards

UK

9.9

Toward the front of a ship or other place

has the same use but is the standard, accepted form

frontways

vsfrontwards

3.6

Facing forward so the front part points ahead

gives the same sense of front direction but with a different word pattern

Antonyms

backward

16 1.0

Facing the back

Surface Forms

frontwards positive

Morphology

frontwards = front (transparent) = front + wards

The adverb is a straightforward directional formation from 'front' + the productive adverbial suffix '-wards', meaning 'toward the front'.

Etymology

The word frontwards comes from the simple word front, which means 'the part facing forward', plus the direction ending -wards, which means 'toward'. So frontwards simply means 'toward the front', like forwards and the opposite of backwards.