Need another word that means the same as “forefront”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “forefront” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Forefront” are: head, cutting edge, vanguard, van, spearhead, lead, fore, front, front line, foreground, leading position, position of prominence
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forefront” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| cutting edge | The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film. |
| fore | The front part of something, especially a ship. |
| foreground | The part of a scene that is near the viewer. The intricate garden depicted in the foreground. |
| front | The part of a garment covering a person s front. The CIA identified the company as a front for a terrorist group. |
| front line | The immediate proximity of someone or something. |
| head | The pressure exerted by a head of water or by a confined body of steam. Huge heads of fluffy cream flowers. |
| lead | A position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow especially in the phrase take the lead. She had the lead in a new film. |
| leading position | Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. |
| position of prominence | The role assigned to an individual player. |
| spearhead | The point of a spear. She became the spearhead of a health education programme. |
| van | A caravan. A van driver. |
| vanguard | The foremost part of an advancing army or naval force. The experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard. |
| above | At a higher level or layer. See above left. |
| antecedence | Preceding in time. |
| apex | The highest point in a plane or solid figure, relative to a base line or plane. Melodic lines build up to the chorus and it apexes at the solo. |
| apical | (of a consonant) formed with the tip of the tongue at or near the front teeth or the alveolar ridge, for example th or trilled r. |
| best | The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others. He brought out the best in people. |
| chief | Most important element. A union chief. |
| first | The first or highest in an ordering or series. His first political race. |
| fore | Situated at or toward the bow of a vessel. The fore and hind pairs of wings. |
| foremost | Before anything else in rank, importance, or position; in the first place. He put his best foot foremost. |
| forward | Toward the future forward in time. I am not usually a forward sort of person. |
| front | The part of a garment covering a person s front. He led the national liberation front. |
| head | The head regarded as the location of intellect imagination and memory. Head towards the town centre until the road takes a sharp right. |
| heyday | The period of greatest prosperity or productivity. The paper has lost millions of readers since its heyday in 1964. |
| leading | The activity of leading. The leading edge of technology. |
| main | Capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence. The camcorder can be run directly off the mains. |
| maximum | A maximum permitted custodial sentence for an offence. The maximum depth of the pool is 6 feet. |
| optimum | The most favourable situation or level for growth, reproduction, or success. The plant grows within a range of 68 and 78 F the optimum being 74. |
| paramount | Having superior power and influence. A paramount chief. |
| position | A proposition laid down or asserted a tenet or assertion. The position of the hands on the clock. |
| predate | Prey on or hunt for. Here parish boundaries seem clearly to predate Roman roads. |
| premier | The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom. An architect of premier rank. |
| primal | Having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state. Primal eras before the appearance of life on earth. |
| prime | A prime number. Any hospital with high costs is a prime candidate for closure. |
| principal | An actor who plays a principal role. He had been an outstanding principal in the orchestra. |
| superlative | A superlative adjective or adverb. So many highest superlatives achieved by man. |
| supreme | A dish served in a supreme sauce. The supreme confidence of youth. |
| top | Situated at the top or highest position. She bought a couple of new tops. |
| unsurpassed | Better or greater than any other. The quality of workmanship is unsurpassed. |
| untimely | At a time that is unsuitable or premature. Alcohol brought him to an untimely end. |
| vanguard | Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts. The prototype was in the vanguard of technical development. |
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