forwarding

[fawr-wer-ding] / ˈfɔr wər dɪŋ /

VERB

aid, expedite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

promote uphold

STRONG

advance assist back champion cultivate encourage favor foster further hasten help hurry serve speed support

Antonyms

STRONG

block check decrease delay discourage dissuade halt hinder hurt ignore neglect obstruct oppose procrastinate refuse rest slow stop thwart

WEAK

cease hold impede keep maintain

VERB

send, ship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address deliver dispatch express transmit

STRONG

consign freight post remit route transport

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep retain

WEAK

cease halt hinder impede maintain stop

Example Sentences

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In freight forwarding, the company said the business suffered from lower freight rates and currency effects, despite higher air and ocean freight volumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

On Thursday, a United Nations committee concluded that Mexico’s disappearance crisis constituted “crimes against humanity” and took what it called the “exceptional step” of forwarding the matter to the General Assembly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In freight forwarding, the company said the environment is very challenging, with declining freight rates in air and ocean freight and a weak economic situation in Europe hitting road freight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Subsequent correspondence shows Sulayem and those figures communicating directly via emails while copying Epstein or forwarding messages to him.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

No one thought it was worth forwarding to the FBI in Washington.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple