FRONT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FRONT?

Need another word that means the same as “front”? Find 96 synonyms and 30 related words for “front” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Front” are: forepart, front end, figurehead, front man, nominal head, straw man, strawman, movement, social movement, presence, battlefront, front line, fore, anterior, forefront, nose, head, frontage, face, facing, facade, vanguard, van, first line, firing line, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, combat zone, party, faction, organization, grouping, wing, lobby, camp, appearance, look, expression, manner, air, countenance, demeanour, bearing, posture, pose, mien, aspect, exterior, veneer, show, false display, act, pretence, affectation, cover, cover-up, pretext, false front, blind, disguise, mask, cloak, screen, smokescreen, camouflage, self-confidence, boldness, forwardness, audacity, audaciousness, temerity, brazenness, presumption, presumptuousness, foremost, leading, first, breast, overlook, look on to, look out on, look out over, look towards, face towards, lie opposite, lie opposite to, lead, be the driving force behind, present, introduce, anchor, announce

Front as a Noun

Definitions of "Front" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “front” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A particular situation or sphere of operation.
• The part of a garment covering a person's front.
• The direction towards which a line of troops faces when formed.
• A person or organization serving as a cover for subversive or illegal activities.
• (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
• A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
• The foremost line or part of an armed force; the furthest position that an army has reached and where the enemy is or may be engaged.
• The part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer.
• The atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
• A sphere of activity involving effort.
• The forward edge of an advancing mass of air.
• A person's face or forehead.
• The forward-facing part of a person's body, on the opposite side to their back.
• The line along which opposing armies face each other.
• The position directly ahead of someone or something; the most forward position or place.
• The side that is forward or prominent.
• The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something.
• The immediate proximity of someone or something.
• A person used as a cover for some questionable activity.
• Any face of a building, especially that of the main entrance.
• A particular formation of troops for battle.
• A woman's bust or cleavage.
• Boldness and confidence of manner.
• The outward appearance of a person.
• An appearance or form of behaviour assumed by a person to conceal their genuine feelings.
• An organized political group.
• The side that is seen or that goes first.

Synonyms of "Front" as a noun (75 Words)

act	A document attesting a legal transaction. An act called the Apple Blossom Sisters.
affectation	A studied display of real or pretended feeling. The affectation of a man who measures every word for effect.
air	The mass of air surrounding the Earth. Her hand stopped in mid air.
anterior	A tooth situated at the front of the mouth. His malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors.
appearance	Outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. It was Bernhardt s last appearance in America.
aspect	A characteristic to be considered. The semantics of tense and aspect.
audaciousness	Aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery.
audacity	A willingness to take bold risks. She had the audacity to suggest I d been carrying on with him.
battlefield	A place or situation of strife or conflict. Death on the battlefield.
battlefront	The place where opposing armies engage in combat. The idea is to reduce the risks inherent in routine supply missions to the battlefront.
battleground	A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought.
bearing	Characteristic way of bearing one s body. The Point is on a bearing of 015.
blind	People who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group. He spent hours reading to the blind.
boldness	Willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage. A president who is showing incredible boldness in going after the cartels.
brazenness	Behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame.
camouflage	Clothing or materials used as camouflage. On the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage.
camp	A group of people living together in a camp. The whole camp laughed at his mistake.
cloak	A cloakroom. He threw his cloak about him.
combat zone	The act of fighting; any contest or struggle.
countenance	Support or approval. His impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away.
cover	A natural object that covers or envelops. He was worried that their cover was blown.
cover-up	Concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public.
demeanour	The way a person behaves toward other people. His happy demeanour.
disguise	A means of altering one’s appearance to conceal one’s identity. I put on dark glasses as a disguise.
expression	Expression without words. The expression of milk from her breast.
exterior	The outer side or surface of something. Beneath that assured exterior she s vulnerable.
facade	The face or front of a building. Her flawless public facade masked private despair.
face	The striking or working surface of an implement. An angry face.
facing	The cuffs, collar, and lapels of a military jacket, contrasting in colour with the rest of the garment. The bricks were used as a facing on a concrete core.
faction	A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. The left wing faction of the party.
false display	An electronic device that represents information in visual form.
false front	The atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
field of battle	A region in which active military operations are in progress.
figurehead	Figure on the bow of some sailing vessels.
firing line	The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.
first line	The first or highest in an ordering or series.
fore	The front part of something, especially a ship.
forefront	The leading or most important position or place. The idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy.
forepart	The part situated at the front of something; the foremost part. The forepart of the brain.
forwardness	Offensive boldness and assertiveness. I hope that my forwardness hasn t offended you.
front end	The atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses.
front line	A group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
front man	The side that is forward or prominent.
frontage	The face or front of a building. The houses have a narrow frontage to the street.
grouping	Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. A grouping of left wing trade union leaders.
head	The height or length of a head as a measure. The head of the Dutch Catholic Church.
lobby	An interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor typically through lobbying. A recent lobby of Parliament by pensioners.
look	An expression of a feeling or thought by looking. He went out to have a look.
manner	The way a motor vehicle handles or performs. What manner of man is he.
mask	A masked person. They moved in under a mask of friendship.
mien	Dignified manner or conduct. He has a cautious academic mien.
movement	A campaign undertaken by a political social or artistic movement. The movement to end slavery.
nominal head	A phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb.
nose	A front that resembles a human nose especially the front of an aircraft. White peaches are particularly appreciated for their perfumed aromatic nose.
organization	The way in which the elements of a whole are arranged. His lack of organization.
party	A group of people gathered together for pleasure. He planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day.
pose	A posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes. The man dropped his pose of amiability.
posture	A particular approach or attitude. Stood with good posture.
presence	A group of people, especially soldiers or police, stationed in a particular place. He sensed the presence of danger.
presumption	An attitude adopted in law or as a matter of policy towards an action or proposal in the absence of acceptable reasons to the contrary. His presumption was intolerable.
presumptuousness	Audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to. He despised them for their presumptuousness.
pretence	The practice of inventing imaginary situations in play. His anger is masked by a pretence that all is well.
pretext	A reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real reason. The rebels had the perfect pretext for making their move.
screen	A windscreen of a motor vehicle. She s a star of the track as well as the screen.
self-confidence	Freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities.
show	A light entertainment programme on television or radio. A remarkable show of skill.
smokescreen	Screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements. He tried to create a smokescreen by quibbling about the statistics.
social movement	A party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity.
straw man	Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
strawman	An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds.
temerity	Excessive confidence or boldness; audacity. No one had the temerity to question his conclusions.
van	A caravan. He had been watching the marshalling of the fish vans.
vanguard	The position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field. The experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard.
veneer	A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood or other material. The ceiling was of maple veneer.
wing	The wing of a fowl. A maternity wing.

Usage Examples of "Front" as a noun

• A page at the front of the book had been torn out.
• The Spartans preserving an even and unbroken front.
• There was some good news on the jobs front.
• The Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front.
• He led the national liberation front.
• His regiment was immediately sent to the front.
• The mark of fool set on his front.
• The west front of the Cathedral.
• They advertise on many different fronts.
• The National Progressive Patriotic Front.
• The CIA identified the company as a front for a terrorist group.
• She put on a brave front.
• Porridge slopped from the tray on to his shirt front.
• He's got a bit of talent and a lot of front.
• He put up a bold front.
• He was well behaved in front of company.
• She quickly turned her head to face the front.
• Get your eyes off my front, meathead.
• He walked to the front of the stage.
• He sealed the envelope and wrote on the front.
• She rolled over on to her front.

Front as a Verb

Definitions of "Front" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “front” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.
• Place (a sentence element) at the beginning of a sentence instead of in its usual position, typically for emphasis or as a feature of some dialects, as in horrible it was.
• Adopt a particular expression or form of behaviour to conceal one's genuine feelings.
• Articulate (a vowel sound) with the tongue further forward.
• Make an appearance; turn up.
• Be or stand in front of.
• (of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed towards.
• Confront bodily.
• Provide (something) with a front or facing of a particular type or material.
• Stand face to face with; confront.
• Lead or be the most prominent member in (an organization, group, or activity.
• Act as a front or cover for illegal or secret activity.
• Present or host (a television or radio programme.

Synonyms of "Front" as a verb (18 Words)

anchor	Moor a ship to the sea bottom with an anchor. The ship was anchored in the lee of the island.
announce	Announce publicly or officially. The President s office announced that the siege would be lifted.
be the driving force behind	Be identical to; be someone or something.
breast	Meet at breast level. A pair of riders breasted the rise ahead.
face	Turn so as to face turn the face in a certain direction. Sooner or later you must face the truth.
face towards	Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize.
head	Of a lettuce or cabbage form a head. Young heads a team of internationally recognized experts in bone disease and drug development.
introduce	Introduce. Bills can be introduced in either House of Parliament.
lead	Lead as in the performance of a composition. She emerged leading a bay horse.
lie opposite	Tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive.
lie opposite to	Be and remain in a particular state or condition.
look	Look forward to the probable occurrence of. We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest.
look on to	Accord in appearance with.
look out on	Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to.
look out over	Have a certain outward or facial expression.
look towards	Take charge of or deal with.
overlook	Leave undone or leave out. They told them they were overlooked by some unlucky Person.
present	Present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize. The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students.

Usage Examples of "Front" as a verb

• He fronted for them in illegal property deals.
• A glass-fronted bookcase.
• The group is fronted by two girl singers.
• They reached the hedge fronting the garden.
• The three velar consonants are normally fronted to some degree.
• Both properties fronted on to the beach.
• The fronting of /au/ was completed a couple of generations ago.
• I can't front, I never really listened to much of his music.
• A metal box fronted by an alloy panel.
• Parents get a bit worried if you don't front up now and then.
• The flats which fronted Crow Road.
• Tom fronted him with unwavering eyes.
• She is set to front a new BBC show.

Front as an Adjective

Definitions of "Front" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “front” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Of or at the front.
• Relating to or located in the front.
• (of a vowel sound) formed by raising the tongue, excluding the blade and tip, towards the hard palate.

Synonyms of "Front" as an adjective (3 Words)

first	Preceding all others in time or space or degree. His first or maiden speech in Congress.
foremost	Situated closest to the bow. The foremost figure among marine artists.
leading	Having the leading position or higher score in a contest. The leading team in the pennant race.

Usage Examples of "Front" as an adjective

• The front cover of the magazine.
• The front porch.
• The front lines.
• She was in the front garden.

Associations of "Front" (30 Words)

above	(in writing) at an earlier place. The two cases described above.
ahead	Leading or ahead in a competition. Ahead by two pawns.
antecedence	Preceding in time.
antecedent	Denoting or counting as an antecedent. Her early life and antecedents have been traced.
anterior	A tooth situated at the front of the mouth. The veins anterior to the heart.
before	Earlier in time; previously. He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier.
beforehand	Before an action or event; in advance. Should have made reservations beforehand.
first	The first or highest in an ordering or series. He wanted to be the first.
fore	Front part of a vessel or aircraft. The fore and hind pairs of wings.
forefront	The leading or most important position or place. The Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England.
forego	Do without or cease to hold or adhere to.
foremost	Situated closest to the bow. He put his best foot foremost.
former	Belonging to some prior time. Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today.
forward	In a forward direction. The scientists are forwarding the development of biotechnology.
henceforth	From this or that time on. Henceforth she will be known as Mrs Smith.
introductory	Intended to persuade someone to purchase something for the first time. We are making a special introductory offer of a reduced subscription.
precede	Go in front or ahead of. Take time to read the chapters that precede the recipes.
precedent	A previous case or legal decision that may be or binding precedent must be followed in subsequent similar cases. There are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training.
preceding	Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office. The preceding pages.
precursor	A substance from which another is formed, especially by metabolic reaction. A three stringed precursor of the violin.
precursory	Warning of future misfortune. Precursory seismic activity.
predate	Come before. These mammals predate certain eggs.
predecessor	One who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office. The chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor.
prefatory	Serving as an introduction or preface. In his prefatory remarks the author claims that.
prematurely	Before the end of the normal period of gestation. I spoke prematurely.
previous	Previous convictions a criminal record. She looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening.
previously	At an earlier time or formerly. A previously unquestioned attitude.
prior	The head of a religious order in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot. He had no juvenile record no priors.
priority	The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others. Priority is given to traffic already on the roundabout.
untimely	At a time that is unsuitable or premature. The moment was very untimely chosen.