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

direct (adjective)

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

advancing (adjective)

moving forwards or progressing

oncoming (adjective)

moving towards you

ahead (adverb)

moving, pointing, or looking towards 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 towards something and hitting it

towards (preposition)

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

bound for something ()

travelling towards a place

from all sides ()

from all directions towards one object or person

across (adverb)

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

along (adverb)

moving forwards on a line, road, path etc towards 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, track, 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 towards you

in (adjective)

moving into a place or a space

inbound (adjective)

travelling towards a station or an airport

incoming (adjective)

coming in, or arriving

inward (adjective)

going towards the inside or centre of something

inward (adverb)

an American spelling of inwards

inwards (adverb)

towards the inside of something

on a collision course ()

moving towards something and likely to crash into it

onrushing (adjective)

moving quickly towards someone or something

round (adverb)

British moving so that you can get to the opposite side of 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)

mainly American towards

whereto (adverb)

an old word meaning ‘to the place that has been referred to’