FRONTAL Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

frontal

adjective

Definition of frontal

as in front

being at or in the forward part or surface of something most cars have the engine in the frontal part

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Recent Examples of frontal The amount of rain the region gets Friday will depend on whether the frontal boundary stalls during the second half of the day, forecasters say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026 The condition encompasses a group of brain disorders primarily affecting the frontal and temporal lobes, areas associated with personality, behavior and language. — Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026 The actor also objected to being a locker room scene that required full-frontal nudity, which allegedly angered Russell, TMZ reported. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for frontal

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Health workers and other front-line workers in the Ebola response are being prioritized to receive the Ervebo vaccine that was effective in past Ebola outbreaks caused by a different, more common type of virus.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The front door opens to a wall of giant spindly cacti masking large south-facing windows.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of front

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The patients behind the lawsuits allege that the medications caused NAION (nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy), according to The Wall Street Journal.

— Melissa Rudy , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
There is no sign yet of Tzimas returning from an anterior cruciate knee ligament rupture sustained on his first league start against Aston Villa last December.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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front burner

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