Ahead
Ahead adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Backwards
Backwards adverb - In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal.
Both words in one sentence
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In the Inferno, fortune-tellers have to walk forwards with their heads on backwards, unable to see what is ahead, because of their forbidden attempts to see the future in life.
Source: Head Turned Backwards - Sarcastic Confession: Going backwards in time is widely known to be completely and utterly impossible — so in Chapter 16, when Taiven asks Zorian how Zach, a third-year student like Zorian, managed to slay a dragon, he goes ahead and tells her, knowing she won't believe him.
Source: Literature / Mother of Learning
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Backwards and Ahead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/backwards
Ahead & Backwards. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/backwards>.
Backwards or Ahead. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ahead/backwards.
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