onwards adverb Stress: first syllable 🤍 Save Syllables: on-wards (2) English Definition In a continuing forward direction; ahead. Example Sentence They marched onwards from ten in the morning. US IPA /ˈɑːnwərdz/ 🔊 Listen US UK IPA /ˈɒnwədz/ 🔊 Listen UK Synonyms forward ahead forth frontward Antonyms backwards retrograde Share this Word Facebook WhatsApp X Telegram Copy Link