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Synonyms for forefront

Two senses of forefront live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelinePlaces

the part in the front or nearest the viewer

He was in the forefront.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

head

Same sentence, swapped: He was in the head.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for forefront as it is used in the sentence above.

precursor
outpost
beachhead

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

the position of greatest importance or advancement

The Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

vanguard

Same sentence, swapped: The Cotswolds were once at the vanguard of woollen manufacturing in England.

Close but different

paradigm
straddle
futurism

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Closest first: other places words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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