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onward

[ on-werd, awn- ]

/ ˈɒn wərd, ˈɔn- /

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adverb Also on·wards.

toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.

at a position or point in advance.

adjective

directed or moving onward or forward; forward.

Origin of onward

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at on, -ward

ANTONYMS FOR onward

1, 3 backward.

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synonym study for onward

1. See forward.

Words nearby onward

ontologize, ontology, onuf's nucleus, onus, onus probandi, onward, onwards, ony, onychalgia, onychatrophia, onychauxis

Example sentences from the Web for onward

First appearing in 1779, sex-assignment surgeries became increasingly popular from the nineteenth century onward.

Intersexuality and God Through the Ages |Candida Moss |November 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
One example of that: Rudel was a prominent member of the neo-Nazi German Reich Party from 1953 onward.

American Warplane’s Forgotten Nazi Past |Dave Majumdar |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This was not onward and upward for TV news, but it got good ratings for CNN, so expect to see more.

Hillary Clinton’s Network Massage |Tom Shales |June 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
First he headed to Juba, South Sudan, covering the ongoing crisis there for Anadola, and then, onward to Nigeria.

Al Jazeera Journo Abdullah El-Shamy Goes On Hunger Strike In Egyptian Jail |Jonathan Krohn |March 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But from Tora Bora onward, political life in America became one frustration after the next.

Dear Frank Luntz: Here’s How to Be Happy Again |James Poulos |January 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Men behold their boon companions fall, yet onward they dash with closed ranks, themselves the next victims.

Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive |Alf Burnett
No one was about; and, with a light and hasty step, he proceeded to the hall below, and onward to the porch.

Hildebrand |Anonymous
This is made evident by the non-success that attends the composer whose genius impels him onward towards new and unknown horizons.

Masters of French Music |Arthur Hervey
Arjun swept like sweeping whirlwind, all resistless in his force, Sought no foe and waged no combat, held his ever onward course!

Maha-bharata |Anonymous
When the colors fell other hands seized them and bore them onward.

Terry's Texas Rangers |Leonidas B. Giles

British Dictionary definitions for onward

onward

/ (ˈɒnwəd) /

adjective

directed or moving forwards, onwards, etc

adverb

a variant of onwards