noun
The forward part or surface
The fighting line
The appearance one presents before others
*Something assumed for show
A person or group used to obscure activities
See front in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
The part of someone or something facing the viewer:
fore, forepart. See precedeThe forward outer surface of a building:
façade, face, frontage, frontal. (Architecture) frontispiece. See precedeA 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 showTo have the face or front turned in a specific direction:
face, look (on or upon). See precedeTo meet face-to-face, especially defiantly:
accost, confront, encounter, face. See meetTo 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 resistLearn more about front