Front meaning

What does “front” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“front” is a noun, verb and adjective with 13 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the side that is forward or prominent.

front

the side that is forward or prominent
Synonymsfront end forepart
Oppositesrear
the line along which opposing armies face each other
Synonymsbattlefront front line
the outward appearance of a person
“he put up a bold front”
the side that is seen or that goes first
Oppositesrear
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
Synonymsfront man figurehead nominal head straw man strawman
a sphere of activity involving effort
“the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front”
“they advertise on many different fronts”
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
the immediate proximity of someone or something
“she blushed in his presence”
“he sensed the presence of danger”
Synonymspresence
the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
“he walked to the front of the stage”
Oppositesback
a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
“he was a charter member of the movement”
“politicians have to respect a mass movement”
Synonymsmovement social movement

be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
“The house looks north”
“My backyard look onto the pond”
Synonymslook face
Oppositesback
confront bodily
“breast the storm”
Synonymsbreast

relating to or located in the front
“the front lines”
“the front porch”
Oppositesback

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University