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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“I am totally shocked that she was forwarding electronic correspondence to Epstein.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

But Postal Service forwarding ends after a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

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

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

Mrs. Daneeka moved with her children to Lansing, Michigan, and left no forwarding address.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller