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

Oleshky has drawn the world’s attention, but civilians are trapped in many more places on both sides of the front line. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

When macrophages—the front line of innate immune defense—encounter danger signals, the NLRP3 inflammasome components assemble within macrophages, causing inflammation. — Kristel Tjandra, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026