Synonyms and antonyms of Describing movement away and changes of direction in American Thesaurus

away (adverb)

turning or looking toward a different direction

backward (adjective)

moving or looking in the direction that is behind you

around (adverb)

moving so that you face in the opposite direction

back (adverb)

away from an original position or place

up (adjective)

moving along a road, street, path, etc., or at a point along it in a direction away from you

down (adjective)

at a point somewhere on a road, path, etc. in a direction away from you

against (preposition)

if someone or something moves against the wind, the current, etc., they face it and move in the opposite direction

about (adverb)

literary moving so that you face in the opposite direction

outside (adjective)

away from a particular country, area, or town

onward (adjective)

moving forward, or continuing

away (adverb)

moving so that you go farther from a person, place, or thing

away (adverb)

used for talking about the direction of a road, path, etc.

back (adverb)

in the direction that is behind you

back (adverb)

away from someone or something, especially because they are dangerous

back (adverb)

away from your face

backward (adverb)

in the direction that is behind you

backward (adverb)

in the opposite way or order from usual

errant (adjective)

formal traveling in the wrong direction

forth (adverb)

literary away from a place

forth (adverb)

literary forward, or out

forwards (adverb)

forward

from (preposition)

starting at a particular place and moving away

frontward (adjective)

toward or at the front

frontward (adverb)

toward or in the direction of the front

out (adverb)

away from an area, town, or country

outbound (adjective)

traveling away from a particular place

outgoing (adjective)

going out of or away from a place

outside (adjective)

moving or looking out of a building or room

outside (adjective)

moving out of a country, area, or town

outward (adverb)

away from the center of something, or toward the outside of it

outward-bound (adjective)

an outward-bound boat, plane, etc. is going away from a place that it will return to later

outwards (adverb)

outward

over (adverb)

from one lying position into another so that you face in a different direction

over (adverb)

toward the side

sharp (adverb)

British in a way that changes direction suddenly

sideward (adjective)

toward one side, or at one side

sideward (adverb)

toward one side