Antonyms for in front
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : fruhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : frÊŒnt |
Definition of in front
Origin :- late 13c., "forehead," from Old French front "forehead, brow" (12c.), from Latin frontem (nominative frons) "forehead, brow, front; facade, forepart; appearance," perhaps literally "that which projects," from PIE *bhront-, from root *bhren- "to project, stand out." Or from PIE *ser-, "base of prepositions and preverbs with the basic meaning 'above, over, up, upper'" [Watkins].
- Sense of "foremost part of anything" developed in Latin. The military sense of "foremost part of an army" (mid-14c.) led to the meaning "field of operations in contact with the enemy" (1660s). Home front is from 1919. Sense of "public facade" is from 1891; that of "something serving as a cover for illegal activities" is from 1905. Meteorological sense first recorded 1921. Front yard first attested 1767.
- As in advance : adj ahead in position or time
- As in onward/onwards : adv ahead, beyond
- As in before : adv earlier
- As in onward : adv ahead
Synonyms for in front
- afore
- aforetime
- ahead
- alee
- along
- ante
- antecedently
- anteriorly
- back
- before present
- beforehand
- beyond
- earlier
- early
- ere
- first
- fore
- foremost
- former
- formerly
- forth
- forward
- gone
- gone by
- heretofore
- in advance
- in days of yore
- in front
- in front of
- in old days
- in the forefront
- in the lead
- in the past
- leading
- moving
- on
- on ahead
- onwards
- past
- precendently
- previous
- previously
- prior
- since
- sooner
- up to now
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