Meanings
adjectivefrontward (comparative more frontward, superlative most frontward)
comparative more frontward · superlative most frontward
adverbfrontward (comparative more frontward, superlative most frontward)
comparative more frontward · superlative most frontward
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbat or to or toward the front; forward
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinfrontem
- Old Frenchfront
- Middle Englishfrount
- Englishfront
- Proto-Indo-European*wert-
- Proto-Germanic*wardaz
- Englishfrontward
Cite this entry
APA
frontward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontward
MLA
“frontward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontward. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frontward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontward.
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