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

3 senses of frontal

Sense 1
frontlet, frontal -- (an adornment worn on the forehead)
       => adornment -- (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)

Sense 2
frontal -- (a drapery that covers the front of an altar)
       => curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall -- (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))

Sense 3
facade, frontage, frontal -- (the face or front of a building)
       => front -- (the side that is seen or that goes first)

Antonyms of adj frontal

3 of 4 senses of frontal

Sense 1
frontal -- (belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage")

INDIRECT (VIA anterior) -> posterior -- (located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure)

Sense 3
frontal, head-on -- (meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision")

INDIRECT (VIA front) -> back -- (related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance")

Sense 4
frontal -- (of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes")

INDIRECT (VIA anterior) -> posterior -- (located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure)

Similarity of adj frontal

4 senses of frontal

Sense 1
frontal -- (belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage")
       => anterior (vs. posterior) -- (of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body)

Sense 2
frontal -- (of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall")

Sense 3
frontal, head-on -- (meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision")
       => front (prenominal) (vs. back) -- (relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch")

Sense 4
frontal -- (of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes")
       => anterior (vs. posterior) -- (of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body)