onward

Questions about onward

What does onward mean?

onward means "forward in time or order or degree". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in onward?

onward has 2 syllables: on-ward. The stress falls on "on". In IPA it is /ˈɔnwɚd/.

What is another word for onward?

Close synonyms include forth, forward, ahead, onwards, forward. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is onward a common word?

onward is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.