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front

[fruhnt] / frʌnt /
ADJECTIVE
lead, beginning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frontal
STRONG
advanced anterior facial first fore forward head leading obverse
WEAK
ahead foremost headmost in the foreground topmost vanward ventral
Antonyms
STRONG
inferior last
WEAK
back ending final finishing rear
NOUN
forward, beginning part of something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
facade face façade front line 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
NOUN
appearance put on for show
Synonyms
STRONGEST
air facade face façade presence
STRONG
aspect bearing blind carriage coloring countenance cover cover-up demeanor disguise display expression exterior fake figure manner mask mien phony port pretext put on show veil
WEAK
window dressing
Antonyms
STRONG
reality truth
VERB
look out on to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
overlook
STRONG
border confront cover encounter face meet overlay
WEAK
look over

Example Sentences

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"We have to be on the front foot and if we win six games then we will have something at the end of the season," Rohl added.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

They relied on a computer algorithm to detect tiny, repeated dips in starlight that occur when a planet passes in front of its star.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

FDEs were quite literally on the front lines.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Five people were also injured on Saturday morning in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, near the front line, regional police said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Was the lesson that she shouldn’t worry about poetry reading in front of people because you never know when you might drive into the forest?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.