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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Mountbatten-Windsor had to publicly distance himself from Epstein, following the latter's conviction in 2008, but Stern acts as a go-between, forwarding documents and intelligence from Andrew.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

But Postal Service forwarding ends after a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Nice-to-haves include double VPN, obfuscation for restrictive networks and port forwarding for torrenting.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

He said he has been forwarding brief texts and audio messages from friends and other Iranians to worried relatives in the outside world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

They seldom stayed long enough to make friends anywhere, and in the few cases where they had, they’d moved on with no forwarding address and lost contact.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng