Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun forefront

2 senses of forefront

Sense 1
forefront, head -- (the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column")
       => front, front end, forepart -- (the side that is forward or prominent)

Sense 2
vanguard, forefront, cutting edge -- (the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy")
       => position, view, perspective -- (a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view")