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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | ahead |
| Synonyms: | alee, along, beyond, forth, forward, in front, moving, on, on ahead, onwards |
| Main Entry: | ahead |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in front or advance of |
| Synonyms: | advanced, advancing, ahead, along, ante, antecedently, at an advantage, at the head, before, beforehand, earlier, first, fore, foremost, forward, forwards, in the foreground, in the lead, leading, on, onward, onwards, precedent, precedently, preceding, previous, progressing, to the fore |
| Antonyms: | behind |
| Main Entry: | forth |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | outward |
| Synonyms: | ahead, alee, along, away, first, forward, into, into the open, on, onward, out |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advancing, early |
| Synonyms: | ahead, forth, forward-looking, in advance, leading, onward, precocious, premature, progressing, progressive, propulsive, well-developed |
| Antonyms: | backward, later, past, reversing |
| Main Entry: | forward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the front in order, time |
| Synonyms: | ahead, alee, along, ante, antecedently, before, beforehand, fore, forth, in advance, into prominence, into view, on, onward, out, precedently, previous, to the fore, vanward |
| Antonyms: | back, backward, past |
| Main Entry: | hence |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for that reason; therefore |
| Synonyms: | accordingly, as a deduction, away, consequently, ergo, forward, from here, from now on, henceforth, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account, onward, out, so, then, thence, thereupon, thus, wherefore |
| Notes: | hence means 'from here, from now, thus'; thence means 'from that time' or 'from that place'; and whence means 'from what place, source, or cause' |
| Main Entry: | on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in contact; ahead of |
| Synonyms: | about, above, adjacent, against, approaching, at, beside, close to, covering, forth, forward, held, leaning on, near, next, on top of, onward, over, resting on, situated on, supported, touching, toward, upon, with |
| Antonyms: | off |
| Main Entry: | progressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | liberal; growing |
| Synonyms: | accelerating, advanced, advancing, avant-garde*, bleeding-heart, broad, broad-minded, continuing, continuous, developing, dynamic, enlightened, enterprising, escalating, forward-looking, go-ahead, gradual, graduated, increasing, intensifying, left of center, left*, lenient, modern, ongoing, onward, open-minded, radical, reformist, revolutionary, tolerant, up-and-coming, up-to-date, wide |
| Antonyms: | conservative, moderate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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