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Definitions

go forward

VERB

advance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerate achieve move up progress promote propel speed storm

STRONG

conquer dispatch drive elevate hasten launch march proceed quicken skyrocket

WEAK

bring forward come forward continue ahead continue on forge ahead gain ground get ahead get green light get there get with it go ahead go forth go great guns go places go to town make headway make the scene move on move onward press on push ahead push on send forward step forward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hinder

STRONG

cease halt hold keep retard stop

WEAK

back down decrease hesitate recede retreat retrogress take back turn withdraw yield

VERB

go ahead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

begin continue go on

WEAK

advance dash ahead edge forward move on progress shoot ahead

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease complete end finish halt stop

WEAK

discontinue

VERB

progress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue keep going proceed

STRONG

dash edge lunge shoot speed travel

WEAK

cover ground forge ahead gain ground get along get on make headway make strides move on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt stop

WEAK

back up decline decrease deteriorate retreat retrogress

VERB

step

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dance go down skip stride tiptoe tread walk

STRONG

advance ambulate ascend descend hoof it mince pace prance traipse trip troop

WEAK

go backward go up move backward move forward

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go forward

Paramount scored one victory: The European Commission gave its blessing for the merger to go forward in the European countries it represents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

He has allowed them to go forward because he doesn’t expect to win a majority in the election scheduled for late October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

They denied those allegations and the case didn’t go forward because of legal and procedural irregularities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

When and why do the clocks go forward?

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Other than that, he went wherever there was room to go forward — along roads and alleys and railroad tracks, across fields and cemeteries and golf courses.

From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli

go forward

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