Antonym of backward

Antonyms of adj backward

4 senses of backward

Sense 1:

backward (vs. forward)

forward (vs. backward)
guardant(postnominal), gardant(postnominal), full-faceheadfirst, headlong

Sense 2:

backward (vs. forward)

forward (vs. backward)
brash, cheeky, nervybumptious, self-assertiveoverfamiliarfresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wiseassumptive, assuming, presumptuous

Sense 3:

backward, half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded

INDIRECT (VIA retarded) -> precocious

Sense 4:

backward

INDIRECT (VIA undynamic) -> dynamic, dynamical

Antonyms of adv backward

2 of 3 senses of backward

Sense 1:

back, backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
Antonym of forward (Sense 1)
=>forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard

Sense 3:

back, backward
Antonym of forward (Sense 3)
=>ahead, forward