Synonyms of frontline

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adjective

ˈfrənt-ˌlīn 

as in excellent

of the very best kind

if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospital

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• prime
• superb
• terrific
• great
• wonderful
• stellar
• lovely
• fantastic
• beautiful
• awesome
• fabulous
• quality
• hot
• fine
• marvelous
• top
• classic
• brave
• heavenly
• superior
• famous
• divine
• first-rate
• first-class
• topflight
• exceptional
• sensational
• top-notch
• superlative
• sterling
• slick
• first-string
• par excellence
• boss
• blue-chip
• capital
• too much
• top-shelf
• immense
• high-class
• splendid
• unsurpassed
• out of this world
• topping
• grand
• good
• banner
• cracking
• cool
• neat
• choice
• bully
• keen
• out-of-sight
• radical
• number one
• noble
• crackerjack
• fab
• better
• five-star
• prize
• swell
• decent
• gone
• top-of-the-line
• righteous
• down
• blue-ribbon
• groovy
• primo
• peachy
• dope
• supernal
• wizard
• bumper
• mean
• dandy
• tip-top
• A1
• four-star
• adequate
• traditional
• special
• dynamite
• nifty
• peachy keen
• hype
• gangbusters
• numero uno
• all right
• bonny
• phat
• prizewinning
• classical
• corking
• fantabulous
• bang-up
• satisfactory
• acceptable
• premium
• gilt-edged
• boffo
• brag
• jim-dandy
• standard
• A-OK
• tolerable
• high-grade
• passable
• OK
• fancy
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• pathetic
• lousy
• wretched
• vile
• rotten
• atrocious
• inferior
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• low-grade
• execrable
• mediocre
• second-class
• middling
• second-rate

front line

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noun

as in forefront

the leading or most important part of a movement

Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forefront
• leading edge
• cutting edge
• van
• vanguard
• spearhead

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of frontline

Adjective

Full security cover was removed after Harry and Meghan stepped back from frontline royal duties in 2020. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025

The state would also seek to add community health workers, who are frontline public health workers and who either are part of or have built trust with particular communities. — Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Noun

Moscow is seeking to choke off Ukrainian strikes on oil facilities deep inside Russia that have caused critical fuel shortages, frustrating the public and, Western analysts say, are hindering the Russian army’s advance on the front line. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Their contributors seemed to be fighting on the front lines of a battle for the planet, far from the lofty perch of Washington, DC. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026