Ease
Ease verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.
Usage example: measures intended to ease the flow of traffic during rush hour
Forward is a synonym for ease in facilitate topic. In some cases you can use "Forward" instead a verb "Ease", when it comes to topics like alleviate.
Forward
Forward verb - To help the growth or development of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In robot mode, it's tucked between his legs, but still has working joints and can hang low or point forward with relative ease.
Source: Unfortunate Character Design -
Clumsy, not terribly intelligent, a little too forward, and generally a bit of a hick, but very friendly and eager to put others at ease.
Source: Anime / Only Yesterday -
He moves forward, ordering the guards and stares down Varg who is about 4 feet taller and could rip him apart with ease going so far to put a knife to Varg's throat and while terrified won't back down.
Source: Literature / Codex Alera
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Forward and Ease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ease/forward
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