'Forefront' definitions:
Definition of 'forefront'
From: WordNet
noun
The part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" [syn: forefront, head]
noun
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" [syn: vanguard, forefront, cutting edge]
Definition of 'Forefront'
From: GCIDE
- Forefront \Fore"front`\, n. Foremost part or place. [1913 Webster]
- Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle. --2 Sam. xi. 15. [1913 Webster]
- Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront for all time, the masters of those who know. --J. C. Shairp. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forefront'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advance guard,
- airhead,
- anteriority,
- avant-garde,
- battle line,
- beachhead,
- bold front,
- brave face,
- brave front,
- bridgehead,
- display,
- facade,
- face,
- facet,
- facia,
- farthest outpost,
- first line,
- fore,
- foreground,
- forehand,
- foreland,
- forepart,
- forequarter,
- foreside,
- foreword,
- front,
- front elevation,
- front line,
- front man,
- front matter,
- front page,
- front rank,
- front view,
- front-runner,
- frontage,
- frontal,
- frontier,
- frontispiece,
- head,
- heading,
- lap,
- line,
- obverse,
- outguard,
- outpost,
- pioneer,
- point,
- precursor,
- preface,
- prefix,
- priority,
- proscenium,
- railhead,
- scout,
- spearhead,
- van,
- vanguard,
- window dressing