Headway and Reverse

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Headway noun - Forward movement in time or place.

Usage example: the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size

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Reverse is an antonym for headway.

Reverse noun - A change in status for the worse usually temporarily.

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Headway is an antonym for reverse.

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Reverse and Headway. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/headway/reverse

Headway & Reverse. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/headway/reverse>.

Reverse or Headway. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/headway/reverse.

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