Frontward and Rear

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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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Rear is an antonym for frontward.

Nearby Words: front, frontwards

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

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Frontward is an antonym for rear.

Nearby Words: rearmost, rearwards, rearward, rearer

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

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

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

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