Synonyms and antonyms of Describing movement towards a place or person in American Thesaurus

direct (adjective)

going straight to a place and not stopping or changing direction on the way there

advancing (adjective)

moving forward or progressing

oncoming (adjective)

moving toward you

ahead (adverb)

moving, pointing, or looking toward a place in front of you

up (adjective)

moving near to someone or something and then stopping

forward (adjective)

moving in the direction in front of you

into (preposition)

moving toward something and hitting it

across (adverb)

moving or looking from one side of a place, space, or line to the other

bound for something ()

traveling toward a place

from all sides ()

from all directions toward one object or person

along (adverb)

moving forward on a line, road, path, etc. toward one end of it

along (adverb)

moving from one place to another while staying near the side or edge of something

around (adverb)

moving so that you get to the other side of something

direct (adverb)

going straight to a place and not stopping or changing direction on the way there

directly (adverb)

going straight to a place and not stopping or changing direction on the way there

down (adjective)

moving or looking along a road, path, etc.

from (preposition)

used for stating where someone or something was before leaving or being removed

from (preposition)

used for stating where someone was or what they were doing before they came back

go from place to place/room to room etc. ()

to go to many different places/rooms etc. one after the other

here comes someone ()

used for telling other people that someone is moving toward you

in (adjective)

moving into a place or a space

inbound (adjective)

traveling toward a station or an airport

incoming (adjective)

coming in, or arriving

inward (adjective)

going toward the inside or center of something

inward (adverb)

toward the inside of something

inwards (adverb)

inward

on a collision course ()

moving toward something and likely to crash into it

onrushing (adjective)

moving quickly toward someone or something

thence (adverb)

literary from a particular place or point

thither (adverb)

an old word meaning “to that place” or “in that direction”

toward (preposition)

used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing, or looking

whereto (adverb)

an old word meaning “to the place that has been referred to”