front line

[fruhnt lahyn] / ˈfrʌnt ˈlaɪn /

NOUN

battlefield

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arena battleground

STRONG

Armageddon field front salient

WEAK

combat zone theater of operations theater of war

NOUN

cutting edge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forefront leading-edge vanguard

STRONG

avant-garde fore front

WEAK

advance guard advancement innovation invention new wave newest technology pioneer point spearhead van

NOUN

firing line

Synonyms

WEAK

battle line battlefront enemy line front line

NOUN

front

Synonyms

STRONGEST

facade face façade head top

STRONG

anterior bow breast brow exterior facing fore foreground forehead forepart frontage frontal frontispiece lead obverse proscenium van vanguard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bottom character foot personality rear

WEAK

back

Example Sentences

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Malta is also on the front line of climate change and at risk of desertification and drought, but neither main party made the issue its priority.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Faley warns those currently on the front line in eastern DR Congo that there is a risk in warning communities that the current outbreak has no known cure.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But parts of the 600-mile front line are now contested in both directions, unlike in 2025, when Ukraine was on the back foot almost everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Russia relied heavily on the tactic of sending forward tiny groups of soldiers to infiltrate gaps in the front line in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Fourteen days ago we had to go up and relieve the front line.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

front line

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