frontline
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Synonyms & Antonyms for frontline
Synonyms: Adjective
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], boss [slang], brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope [slang], down [slang], dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous [slang], fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, gangbusters (also gangbuster), gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), gone [slang], grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype [slang], immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat [slang], prime, primo [slang], prize, prizewinning, quality, radical [slang], righteous [slang], sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, top-shelf, topflight, topping [chiefly British], unsurpassed, wizard [chiefly British], wonderful
Synonyms: Noun
cutting edge, forefront, leading edge, van, vanguard
Antonyms: Adjective
atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched
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Examples of frontline in a Sentence
Adjective
if I'm having brain surgery, I want it done at a frontline hospitalNoun
These researchers are on the front line of defense against cancer. She has been working on the front lines to educate the poor.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The door closes on the drama and the opaque world of the frontline GPS operator is again hidden from view and consideration. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "Inside the Locked Rooms Where They Protect GPS," 22 Mar. 2019 Since then, the Koreas dismantled their frontline propaganda loudspeakers, restored a military hotline and held their first general-level talks since 2007. — Fox News, "Rival Koreas' generals discuss easing military confrontation," 30 July 2018 Since then, the Koreas dismantled their frontline propaganda loudspeakers, restored a military hotline and held their first general-level talks since 2007. — Hyung-jin Kim, The Seattle Times, "Rival Koreas’ generals discuss easing military confrontation," 30 July 2018 The program, which began on Friday, adds 200 frontline officers to the night shift over the summer, CTV reported. — Jameelah Nasheed, Teen Vogue, "A Toronto Shooting Left 2 Dead and 13 Injured," 23 July 2018 Antipsychotics are the frontline pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "9 Things You Should Know About Taking Antipsychotic Drugs," 7 Dec. 2018 But this trend changed again as medical technology improved and frontline fighting after 9/11 increased. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Man With a Knife for an Arm," 14 Aug. 2018 Microsoft has positioned the Surface Go as an ideal system for frontline workers: people who may be out in the field on customer or other remote sites. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Surface Go with integrated LTE available for preorder now, from $679," 12 Nov. 2018 The heavy truck will be delivered to a rough, frontline airfield where only one airplane can operate at a time under threat of military action. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The C-130J Super Hercules Is Ready for the Worst," 9 Oct. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
So many people on the front lines there are yes, definitely women. — Vogue, "Astra Taylor and Natasha Lennard Are Shaking Up “Resistance Lit” (Thank God)," 10 May 2019 Others, like Sansa, have quietly strategized to get the men on the front lines out of trouble. — Glamour, "Every Time a Woman Has Saved the Day on Game of Thrones," 29 Apr. 2019 Beecher went to the front lines during World War II to interview seriously wounded men and study the correlation between the seriousness of an injury and the amount of pain experienced. — Nancy Richardson Fischer, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Power of Not Naming My Disorder," 3 Dec. 2018 Ancelotti was hired at the end of last season by Napoli - although former boss Maurizio Sarri was never actually sacked and is still on the payroll - and is looking to add to their already formidable front line. — SI.com, "Karim Benzema Hints at Real Madrid Exit With Cryptic Tweet as Napoli Eye €40m Move for Striker," 10 July 2018 Virginia trans teen Gavin Grimm has been one of the most visible people on the front lines of the fight since suing his school district for bathroom access at age 15. — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, "Iowa Students Demonstrated for and Against a Trans Classmate's Right to Bathroom Access," 15 Apr. 2019 In the command center, a quarter mile from the front line of a simmering conflict, troop locations are shown on one television. — Jeré Longman, New York Times, "Watching the World Cup in a War Zone, Where Every Goal Matters," 15 June 2018 But both tapped into widespread resentment at Europe and the government’s inability to shelter Italy from the front line of Mediterranean migration. — Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, "Italy Blames Europe, Sparking Populist Rise," 5 Mar. 2018 Humanitarian groups arrived in the Mediterranean in mid-2015, after a handful of deadly shipwrecks following the end of Europe’s Mare Nostrum program, in which Italian ships served as the front line in rescue operations. — Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, "Malta Cracks Down on a Humanitarian Ship That Carried Migrants," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'frontline.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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