Forward and Reverse

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Forward

Forward adjective - At or near or directed toward the front.
Usage example: forward motion
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Reverse is an antonym for forward.
Nearby Words: forwards, forwarded, forwardness, forwarding, forwarder

Reverse

Reverse adjective - Of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle.
Usage example: in reverse gear
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Synonyms for Reverse
Antonyms for Reverse
Forward is an antonym for reverse.
Nearby Words: reversal, reversed, reversion, reversing, reversible
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Common collocations

work forward work reverse work
call forward call reverse call

Both words in one sentence

  • Inventional Wisdom Still, one has to wonder why Stu never noticed that error, let alone put a forward/reverse lever on the machine in the first place.
    Source: Inventional Wisdom
  • Flynning A similar phenomeonon in saber is called "whip-over", and these days because of electronic scoring a sabreur can hit with the flat of the blade rather than the forward or reverse edge and it still counts.
    Source: Flynning
  • Reverse Grip The Raid: The protagonist, Rama, is an absolute beast with a KA-BAR, switching between forward and Reverse Grip as he carves a gory swathe through hordes of goons.
    Source: Reverse Grip
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Reverse and Forward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/reverse
Forward & Reverse. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/reverse>.
Reverse or Forward. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forward/reverse.

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