Synonyms for Forward-looking:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • forward-looking.
  •forward (adjective)
  • leading,
  • Progressing,
  • onward,
  • ahead,
  • precocious,
  • premature,
  • forth.
  •hopeful (adjective)
  • enthusiastic,
  • rosy,
  • high,
  • elated,
  • Hoping,
  • emboldened,
  • at ease,
  • Inspirited,
  • up-beat,
  • comfortable,
  • trustful,
  • unflagging,
  • Expecting,
  • Anticipating,
  • reassured,
  • faithful,
  • looking forward to,
  • buoyant,
  • cheerful,
  • lighthearted,
  • trusting,
  • anticipative,
  • assured,
  • confident,
  • calm,
  • eager,
  • sanguine,
  • keeping the faith,
  • content,
  • rose-colored,
  • satisfied,
  • upbeat,
  • serene,
  • blithe.
  •positive (adjective)
  • productive,
  • reasonable,
  • constructive,
  • good,
  • sound,
  • efficacious,
  • useful,
  • affirmative,
  • practical,
  • effective.
  •progressive (adjective)
  • graduated,
  • up-and-coming,
  • developing,
  • dynamic,
  • left,
  • broad-minded,
  • broad,
  • continuous,
  • accelerating,
  • increasing,
  • gradual,
  • escalating,
  • tolerant,
  • wide,
  • open-minded,
  • left of center,
  • intensifying,
  • enlightened,
  • radical,
  • broadminded,
  • bleeding-heart,
  • lenient,
  • continuing,
  • reformist.
  •revolutionary (adjective)
  • just out,
  • novel,
  • latest,
  • state-of-the-art,
  • cutting edge.

• n.

  •
  • positive,
  • optimistic,
  • bullish,
  • romantic,
  • in the fond hope that.
  •far-sighted (noun)
  • far-sighted.
  •go-ahead (noun)
  • go-ahead.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hopefully,
  • uplifted,
  • overoptimistic,
  • idealistic.
  •Other relevant words:
  • modernistic,
  • forehanded,
  • proceeding,
  • groundbreaking,
  • foresighted,
  • go ahead,
  • mod,
  • moving,
  • anticipatory,
  • present time,
  • present-day,
  • twentieth-century,
  • oncoming,
  • up-to-the-minute,
  • fashionable,
  • sophisticated,
  • expectant,
  • now,
  • modish,
  • fervid,
  • visionary,
  • up-to-date,
  • way out,
  • enterprising,
  • advancing,
  • ultramodern,
  • zealous,
  • ambitious,
  • Newfashioned,
  • proactive,
  • forethoughtful,
  • prescient,
  • modernized,
  • avant-garde,
  • resourceful,
  • streamlined,
  • contemporary,
  • ongoing.

Paraphrases for Forward-looking:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    forward-, far-reaching, Pioneering, groundbreaking, ground-breaking, innovative, enterprising, promising, advanced, world-leading, short-sighted, insightful, predictive, aspirational, longer-term, future-, entrepreneurial, long-range, future-ready, prudent, challenging, game-changing, state-of-the-art, wide-ranging, sophisticated, preventative, forthcoming, long-lasting, constructive, forecasted.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Opportunities.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    forward-thinking, future-oriented, far-sighted, visionary, progressive, farsighted, clear-sighted, leading-edge, cutting-edge, futuristic, prescient, ambitious, long-term, pro-active, leading, frontal, viable.

Antonyms for Forward-looking:

• adj.

  • forward
    reserved, shy, backward, meek, timid, later, Reversing, back, past, last.
  • hopeful
    fearful, pointless, disinterested, sad, upset, gloomy, despondent, hopeless, inauspicious, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, discouraged, desperate, unhappy, depressed, despairing, low, apathetic, wretched, unpromising, heavy, down, pale.
  • positive
    disadvantageous, doubtful, worthless, unsure, indefinite, unhelpful, unproductive, uncertain, fruitless, impractical, incapable, unskilled, impotent, useless, negative.
  • progressive
    conservative, moderate, intermittent.
  • revolutionary
    old-fashioned, old.
  • Other antonyms:
    improvident, myopic, shortsighted, heedless, half-baked, regressive, careless, incautious.