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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or frontwards
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frontward
Adjective
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Washington revamped its front seven significantly to build up its pass rush and get younger (and faster) at the second level.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026 -
Assaulted by the two tests, most of the home’s single-stack, gravity-supporting bricks, along with the front and back windows, caved in and blew out.—
Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Pete has disappeared while trekking a little too far from home before, but nothing to this magnitude.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Still, if men have never dabbled into the makeup world before, knowing where to start can be quite overwhelming—not to mention confusing.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Both teams were shorthanded, as Indiana star Aliyah Boston missed her first WNBA game due to a lower right leg injury, and Storm forward and leading scorer Dominique Malonga missed her first game this season due to a concussion.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Some are friends who stood beside me through the AIDS crisis, others are carrying the torch forward with the new generation.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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“Frontward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frontward. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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