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Frontline
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Simple meaning
What does Frontline mean?
The most active or important area.
Dictionary definition
The most active or important place in a conflict, emergency, or effort.
Example sentences
Frontline in a sentence
easy
Nurses worked on the frontline.
medium
The frontline team helped customers first.
hard
Frontline can describe people or places closest to the main challenge or action.
Synonyms
Words like Frontline
leading edgeThe most active or advanced part.
frontRelated word that supports the meaning of frontline.
Antonyms
Opposite words
backgroundA less visible or less direct area.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to frontline, depending on context.
Word family
Frontline word family
Base word
frontline
noun
frontlines
More than one frontline.
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Practice 1
What does frontline mean?
Frontline means the most active or important area.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to frontline?
Leading Edge is close in meaning to frontline in the right context.
Practice 3
Which word is an antonym of frontline?
Background contrasts with frontline.
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