Forward and Keen

Forward

Forward adjective - Showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty.

Keen and forward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keen" instead an adjective "Forward".

Keen

Keen adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.

Forward and keen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forward" instead an adjective "Keen".

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

goals forward goals keen goals

Both words in one sentence

  • In season 4 of Fringe, Peter Bishop and Olivia Dunham are always looking forward to their perfect future in which they will raise their daughter and life will be peachy keen.
  • Video Game / Battlefield: Bad Company While Haggard loves to blow shit up, when things escalate wildly out of control in the second game, he declares that he's not really all that keen on pushing forward against impossible odds.
  • Video Game / Commander Keen They feature blocks of ice that Keen will slide across if he steps on them, and tiles that cause him to keep moving forward even if the player doesn’t tell him to, unless Keen jumps to come to a stop.
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