downward → down
leftward → left
northward → north
backward → back
forward → ???

this has bothered me for over 15 years. I hate natural languages so much

@kasdeya I can actually fix this for you! Fore-ward. Towards the fore (as in ship).

@kasdeya
Names too...
Howard -> ???

@Shivaekul ohh omg that actually makes a lot of sense!

@kasdeya forward -> fore. Not quite regular, but close…

@kasdeya there's also "before" and "behind", so you'd expect a "hindward", but nooo...