VENTRAL Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ventral

adjective

Definition of ventral

as in anterior

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Recent Examples of ventral The initially soft capsule is further processed in a specialized structure called the ventral pedal gland near the muscular foot of the whelk, which cross-links the capsule proteins and hardens the structure before it is laid. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026 The first, a circle where the hemispheres meet, is the ventral striatum. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026 The brain’s dorsal attention network and ventral attention network are activated next. — Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026 The electrodes went into the primary motor cortex, the ventral premotor cortex, the primary somatosensory cortex, and the cingulate motor cortex. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ventral

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Adjective

And so there does appear to be an emotional network in the brain — areas like the amygdala, the anterior cingulate cortex, insular cortex, and some other areas that seem to confer an emotional component of pain.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
If the state does find trauma to the anterior neck, that could be from blunt force injuries including strangulation, Von Crowns said.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of anterior

Adjective

There may be a few showers along that frontal boundary, mainly south of Philadelphia, in the afternoon.

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 13 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

Definition of frontal

Adjective

Since then, the company has emerged as a key strategic firm in the country’s ambition to dominate future technology, with its founder Wang Xingxing seated in the front row at President Xi Jinping’s rare symposium with top tech businesses last year.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Police said the suspect broke the store's front door glass and display cases during a smash-and-grab burglary.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of front

Adjective

Looking back over the history of African Americans, many of our fore parents died for the simple pleasure of learning to read.

— Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 May 2026
The eight-year Iran–Iraq War, which began in 1980, brought to the fore fears of Iran’s influence across the region.

— Firmesk Rahim, The Conversation, 4 May 2026

Definition of fore

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