Synonyms for front

modified

fore, forward, frontal, foremost, head, headmost, leading, first, anterior, in the foreground.

Antonyms rear*, back, hindmost.

noun

  1. The forward part or surface

    frontage, exterior, forepart, anterior, obverse, façade, bow, foreground, face, head, breast, frontal area, beginning.

    Antonyms posterior, back, rear.

  2. The fighting line

    front line, van, no man's land, advance position, line of battle, vanguard, outpost, advance guard, firing line.

  3. The appearance one presents before others

    mien, carriage, bearing, port, demeanor, aspect, countenance, face, presence, expression, figure, exterior.

  4. *Something assumed for show

    façade, false front, mask, pretense, exterior, display, window dressing*; see also appearance 2, pose.

  5. A person or group used to obscure activities

    blind, cover, camouflage; see camouflage 1, disguise.

in front of

verb

border, look out on, overlook; see face 4.

See front in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun
  1. The part of someone or something facing the viewer:

    fore, forepart. See precede
  2. The forward outer surface of a building:

    façade, face, frontage, frontal. (Architecture) frontispiece. See precede
  3. A deceptive outward appearance:

    cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. (Slang) put-on. See show
verb
  1. To have the face or front turned in a specific direction:

    face, look (on or upon). See precede
  2. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:

    accost, confront, encounter, face. See meet
  3. To confront boldly and courageously:

    beard, brave, challenge, dare, defy, face. Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at. See resist

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