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  • as inonward/onwards
  • as inonward
  • as inahead

synonyms for onwards

  • alee
  • along
  • forth
  • forward
  • in front
  • in front of
  • on
  • on ahead
  • forth
  • forward
  • alee
  • along
  • beyond
  • in front
  • moving
  • on
  • on ahead
  • advanced
  • along
  • before
  • earlier
  • forward
  • beforehand
  • forwards
  • onward
  • advancing
  • ante
  • antecedently
  • at an advantage
  • at the head
  • first
  • fore
  • foremost
  • in the foreground
  • in the lead
  • leading
  • on
  • precedent
  • precedently
  • preceding
  • previous
  • progressing
  • to the fore
On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to onwards, such as: alee, along, forth, forward, in front, and in front of.

antonyms for onwards

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  • backward
  • backwards
    • behind
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    How to use onwards in a sentence

    She would not see the offered hand, but swept onwards with a cold curtsey, stopping just a moment to speak to her husband.
    ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOOD
    From this time onwards Aragon became the base from which was organised the conquest of Catalonia and Valencia.
    NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
    From Castiglione onwards the soldiers of Augereau's division would do anything for their commander.
    NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
    Bigyns, Beguines; these were members of certain lay sisterhoods in the Low Countries, from the twelfth century onwards.
    CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCER
    In 207 onwards, Severus built a new wall along the line of Hadrian's rampart.
    THE TOWNS OF ROMAN BRITAINJAMES OLIVER BEVAN
    And I gave my impatient horse the rein, and dashing onwards, was in an instant at the side of Cheetoo, accompanied by my men.
    CONFESSIONS OF A THUGPHILIP MEADOWS TAYLOR
    From now onwards we see the Central Authority always striving to improve the workhouse.
    ENGLISH POOR LAW POLICYSIDNEY WEBB
    From about 1865 onwards we note a new spirit in all the circulars and letters relating to the workhouse.
    ENGLISH POOR LAW POLICYSIDNEY WEBB
    At Sechele's town the two portions of this latter division were united, and thence they journeyed onwards towards the Matabele.
    ROBERT MOFFATDAVID J. DEANE
    "Get in and ride with her," and the urchin sped onwards, shouting horrible suggestions.
    THE LIGHT THAT LURESPERCY BREBNER
    SYNONYM OF THE DAY
    OCTOBER 26, 1985
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    WORDS RELATED TO ONWARDS

    • advanced
    • advancing
    • along
    • ante
    • antecedently
    • at an advantage
    • at the head
    • before
    • beforehand
    • earlier
    • first
    • fore
    • foremost
    • forward
    • forwards
    • in the foreground
    • in the lead
    • leading
    • on
    • onward
    • onwards
    • precedent
    • precedently
    • preceding
    • previous
    • progressing
    • to the fore
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