Frontward and Posterior

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Frontward adjective - Being at or in the forward part or surface of something.

Usage example: ship passengers in the frontward cabins were getting the worst of the rough seas

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Posterior is an antonym for frontward.

Nearby Words: front, frontwards

Posterior adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.

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Frontward is an antonym for posterior.

Nearby Words: posteriority, posteriorly

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Posterior and Frontward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frontward/posterior

Frontward & Posterior. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/frontward/posterior>.

Posterior or Frontward. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/frontward/posterior.

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