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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

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n. foreground (see front); figurehead, cover (see substitution). —v. t. confront, face (see opposition).

- front for

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(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. fore, forward, frontal, foremost, head, headmost, leading, first, anterior, in the foreground.

Ant. rear*, back, hindmost.

n.

1. [The forward part or surface]

Syn. frontage, exterior, forepart, anterior, obverse, façade, bow, foreground, face, head, breast, frontal area, beginning.

Ant. posterior, back, rear.

2. [The fighting line]

Syn. front line, van, no man's land, advance position, line of battle, vanguard, outpost, advance guard, firing line.

3. [The appearance one presents before others]

Syn. mien, carriage, bearing, port, demeanor, aspect, countenance, face, presence, expression, figure, exterior.

4. [*Something assumed for show]

Syn. façade, false front, mask, pretense, exterior, display, window dressing*; see also appearance 2 , pose .

5. [A person or group used to obscure activities]

Syn. blind, cover, camouflage; see camouflage 1 , disguise .

• in front of,

Syn. before, preceding, leading; see ahead 2 .

v.

Syn. border, look out on, overlook; see face 4 .

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. fore face, facade, head, exterior, anterior, foreground, top, obverse, beginning.

2. pretense facade, mask, false front, look, air, demeanor, expression, countenance, guise, exterior.

ANT.: 1. rear, back

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fore, lead, first, forward, topmost, anterior.

ANT.: back, posterior, end

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. The part of someone or something facing the viewer: fore, forepart. See PRECEDE. 2. The forward outer surface of a building: façade, face, frontage, frontal. Architecture: frontispiece. See PRECEDE. 3. A deceptive outward appearance: cloak, color, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. Slang: put-on. See SHOW. II verb 1. To have the face or front turned in a specific direction: face, look (on or upon). See PRECEDE. 2. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly: accost, confront, encounter, face. See MEET. 3. To confront boldly and courageously: beard, brave, challenge, dare, defy, face. Idioms: fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, stand up to, thumb one's nose at. See RESIST.