Antonyms for more forward
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : fawr-werd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr wərd |
Definition of more forward
Origin :- Old English forewearde "toward the front;" see fore + -ward. Adjectival sense of "early" is from 1520s; that of "presumptuous" is attested from 1560s.
- adj advancing, early
- adj in front, first
- adj brash, impertinent
- Less evolved in some ways, he is on the whole, and for that reason, more forward.
- Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
- But in the main thing we are no more forward than before, Jack.
- Extract from : « The Lady of Lynn » by Walter Besant
- Hillcrest tried one more forward pass only to meet with disaster.
- Extract from : « Red Dynamite » by Roy J. Snell
- A couple of Osmiae, more forward than the others, set to work on the 23rd of April.
- Extract from : « Bramble-bees and Others » by J. Henri Fabre
- “I thought that you were more forward,” observed Mr Sanford.
- Extract from : « Digby Heathcote » by W.H.G. Kingston
- The young of this species do not quit their abodes altogether; but the more forward birds get abroad some days before the rest.
- Extract from : « The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2 » by Gilbert White
- He sat in the middle of the front row, and though he said but little yet he was addressed by the more forward and talkative.
- Extract from : « Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2) » by Thomas Mitchell
- Many of the more forward, choice rosebuds were ruined but the plants were not deeply injured.
- Extract from : « The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- Irinotchka has gone away with mammy, replied Viktorinka; she lisped a little, but was more forward than her sister.
- Extract from : « Smoke » by Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich
- We pushed the roller once more forward, and then back close to the drain.
- Extract from : « Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916 » by Karl Spindler
Synonyms for more forward
- advance
- aggressive
- ahead
- anterior
- assuming
- audacious
- bantam
- bare-faced
- bold
- brazen
- cheeky
- coming on strong
- confident
- facial
- familiar
- fore
- foremost
- forth
- forward-looking
- fresh
- front
- head
- impudent
- in advance
- leading
- nervy
- onward
- overassertive
- overweening
- pert
- precocious
- premature
- presuming
- presumptuous
- progressing
- progressive
- propulsive
- pushing
- pushy
- rude
- sassy
- saucy
- self-assertive
- smart
- smart-alecky
- uppity
- ventral
- well-developed
- wise
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