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Synonyms for forefront
ˈfɔrˌfrʌnt, ˈfoʊr-fore·front
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Princeton's WordNet
forefront, headnoun
the part in the front or nearest the viewer
"he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
Synonyms:
headway, promontory, oral sex, headland, heading, straits, vanguard, capitulum, psyche, school principal, question, read/write head, point, header, cutting edge, mind, chief, headspring, head, nous, fountainhead, head teacher, caput, pass, principal, drumhead, brain, head word, foreland, top dogvanguard, forefront, cutting edgenoun
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
"the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"
Synonyms:
head, vanguard, cutting edge, new wave, avant-garde, knife edge, van
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "forefront":
vanguard, foreground, avant-garde, fore, frontline, front-line, line, head, lead, edge, top, front
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#104 | top | |
#228 | line | |
#438 | point | |
#592 | question | |
#692 | head | |
#794 | front | |
#1074 | mind | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1493 | pass | |
#1496 | van | |
#1793 | chief | |
#1953 | edge | |
#2386 | brain | |
#2831 | principal | |
#3759 | header | |
#5917 | heading | |
#13796 | vanguard | |
#15168 | frontline | |
#15813 | fore | |
#16315 | nous | |
#18597 | forefront | |
#20450 | foreground | |
#20617 | straits | |
#24046 | psyche | |
#40075 | headway | |
#46755 | headland | |
#55742 | promontory | |
#74954 | fountainhead | |
#96443 | caput | |
#130079 | foreland | |
#148370 | drumhead | |
#264407 | capitulum |
How to use forefront in a sentence?
To suppress minority thinking and minority expression would tend to freeze society and prevent progress...Now more than ever, we must keep in the forefront of our minds the fact that whenever we take away the liberties of those we hate, we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.
Safety is always at the forefront.
People are starting to realize that in the private market it's not always better, particularly with inflated valuations, atlassian is certainly going to bring that conversation to the forefront again.
Throughout the recent events facing the St. Louis region, UMSL (University of Missouri-St. Louis) has clearly been on the forefront of seeking solutions, while carefully maintaining the reality of a safe and secure campus.
People who advocate critical race theory and 1619 have been at the forefront of cancel culture, it’s ironic that Nicole Hannah-Jones would be honored for freedom of speech.
Translations for forefront
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- طليعةArabic
- преден планBulgarian
- avantguardaCatalan, Valencian
- popředíCzech
- The translation of "forefront" to Danish is "forgrund."Danish
- VordergrundGerman
- primer plano, vanguardiaSpanish
- kärkipää, kärkikasti, eturintamaFinnish
- premier plan, avant-gardeFrench
- urthosachIrish
- primo pianoItalian
- 第一線Japanese
- haputaMāori
- voorgrondDutch
- The translation of "forefront" to Norwegian is "forkant."Norwegian
- primeiro planoPortuguese
- передний план, передовая, передний край, авангардRussian
- The translation of "forefront" to Swedish is "framsidan" or "toppen," depending on the context. If you need a specific context or usage, please provide more details!Swedish
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