VENTRAL Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

ventral

adjective

Definition of ventral

as in anterior

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Recent Examples of ventral 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 Working with 85 participants, the researchers first trained everyone to increase the activity in their brains' ventral tegmental area (VTA), a region that is part of the brain's reward system. — New Atlas, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ventral

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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
Si eres nuevo en las Lecciones Bíblicas semanales del Cuaderno Trimestral de la Ciencia Cristiana, puedes ver aquí una muestra gratuita de una lección bíblica de la semana anterior.

— Kit Cornell Kurtz, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026

Definition of anterior

Adjective

Brain MRIs also found an increase in the surface area of the inferior frontal gyrus in the MIND diet group.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Syrskyi’s way of war – large frontal assaults that were costly, if not the only real way to reclaim land – had begun to look dated.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of frontal

Adjective

Because the lake lies just beyond the windows, diners get a front-row seat to the ever-changing colors of the sky at sunset.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
The Broncos, now, will reduce the bill on an expensive front five, as the club has invested considerably into preserving offensive-line continuity in front of third-year quarterback Bo Nix.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 July 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

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