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frontwards

frontwards

1 5.1
To move toward the front
  • adverb
  • /ˈfrʌntwərdz/
: hacia adelante
  • She can ride her skateboard both frontwards and backwards.

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
568 1.0

In the direction someone faces or moves

is the same basic direction but shown in another variant
forwards
vsfrontwards
  • UK
30 1.0

Towards the front or a place ahead

is the same directional meaning but given in a different form
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
frontward
vsfrontwards
1 4.7

Toward the front of something

shares direction but uses an alternative adverb form
frontways
vsfrontwards
1 3.6

Facing forward so the front part points ahead

gives the same sense of front direction but with a different word pattern
forwardly
vsfrontwards
  • Archaic
1 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

Antonyms

backward
26 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.