Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontwards

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: front-wards
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Oriented towards the front.

adv

Towards the front.

Example Sentences

"He leaned back in the pew and twisted his hat to the frontwards position."

Etymology

From front + -wards.

Inflected Forms

more frontwards (comparative) most frontwards (superlative)

Phrases

w:Adverbial genitive

Frequently Paired Words

w:Adverbial genitive

Synonyms

forward forwards frontward forrad forrard

Questions

What does frontwards mean?: Oriented towards the front.
Where does frontwards come from?: From front + -wards.

How to pronounce frontwards

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