Antonyms for vanward
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : van-werd |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvæn wərd |
Definition of vanward
- As in front : adj lead, beginning
- As in forward : adv toward the front in order, time
- In the vanward, or vanguard; misprinted "vanward" in some editions.
- Extract from : « The Lady of the Lake » by Sir Walter Scott
- The vanward flights of twirling flakes came on then, as if suddenly unleashed, the wind sprang up, and the great fight began.
- Extract from : « A Dream of the North Sea » by James Runciman
- This was now the battle-road of the Host, and the vanward entered it at once, turning their backs upon the Shivering Flood.
- Extract from : « The Roots of the Mountains » by William Morris
- A man should be only partially before his time—to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.
- Extract from : « Return of the Native » by Thomas Hardy
- With them go certain other Bavarians; accompanying or preceding, as in the Vanward case.
- Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
- Vanward, van′wawrd, adj. (rare) situated in or pertaining to the van or front.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various
- A man should be only partially before his time: to be completely to the vanward in aspirations is fatal to fame.
- Extract from : « The Return of the Native » by Thomas Hardy
Synonyms for vanward
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