variants
or frontwards
as in front
being at or in the forward part or surface of something
ship passengers in the frontward cabins were getting the worst of the rough seas
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Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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or frontwards
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontward
Adjective
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Shortly after being resentenced, Thompson escaped from the Harris County jail in Houston by walking out the front door virtually unchallenged by deputies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026 -
An adjustable toggle on the back can be tightened to lock in warmth and keep snow from getting in, while the front zipper makes these easy to slip on and off in a hurry.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The mission, which aims to take its astronauts deeper into space than ever before, will hopefully pave the way for the return of humans to the surface of the moon for the first time since the breakthrough Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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The city has been sued before over shelter dogs that severely injured people after their bite histories allegedly were not disclosed.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Edgecombe and Dallas Mavericks' forward Cooper Flagg are the only two rookies in the NBA averaging at least 15 points, five rebounds and four assists.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fast forward to more recent decades, and mushrooms started showing up in modern skincare formulas, especially in anti-aging products from the 1980s onward.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Frontward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontward. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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