onward meaning and definition

ONWARD adverb

Definition of onward (adverb)

1. forward in time or order or degree
   • "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
   • synonyms: forth, forward
2. in a forward direction
   • "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
   • synonyms: ahead, forrader, forward, forwards, onwards