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Front

/fɹʌnt/

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

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📖 Definitions of "Front"

noun

1
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
2
The side of a building with the main entrance.
3
A field of activity.
4
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
"Officially it's a dry-cleaning shop, but everyone knows it's a front for the mafia."

verb

1
To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
2
To face, be opposite to.
3
To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
4
To adorn the front of; to put on the front.

adjective

1
Located at or near the front.
"The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor."
2
Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
"The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects."

🔄 Synonyms of "Front"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
presencenoun	The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
facenoun	(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
movementnoun	Physical motion between points in space.
breastnoun	(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
forenoun	Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
figureheadnoun	(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.
straw mannoun	(figurative) An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, e.g. by misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related or contrasted thing or idea.
forepartnoun	The front or anterior part of something.
front mannoun	A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
battlefrontnoun	The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
front endnoun	(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.
front linenoun	The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers.
nominal headnoun	a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

↔️ Antonyms of "Front"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
backnoun	At or near the rear.
rearnoun	(transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
backsidenoun	(euphemistic) A person's buttocks.
back endnoun	(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is farthest from the user; the internals rather than the user interface.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Front"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
frontalnoun	Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
forepartnoun	The front or anterior part of something.
frontmost	Located at the front; foremost.
foremostnoun	Of the highest rank or position; of the greatest importance; of the highest priority.
forwardverb	(not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something.
movementnoun	Physical motion between points in space.
antenoun	(poker) In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot, often before dealing all the cards.
advancenoun	To help the progress of (something); to further.
advanced	At or close to the state of the art.
presencenoun	The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
battlefrontnoun	The region or line along which opposing armies engage in combat.
front linenoun	The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers.
front mannoun	A person acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
forenoun	Forward; situated towards the front (of something).
head-onnoun	Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion.
lookverb	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
straw mannoun	(figurative) An insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument, particularly one deliberately set up to be weakly supported, e.g. by misrepresenting an opponent's argument by broadening or narrowing the scope of a premise, so that it can be easily knocked down; especially to impugn the strength of any related or contrasted thing or idea.
front endnoun	(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.
figureheadnoun	(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.
breastnoun	(anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.