Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forward-thinking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.88 in modern English

Syllables: for-ward--think-ing
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thinking in a manner that takes the future into account for aforethought plans; progressive.

Inflected Forms

more forward-thinking (comparative) most forward-thinking (superlative)

Questions

What does forward-thinking mean?: Thinking in a manner that takes the future into account for aforethought plans; progressive.

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