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in the foreground

ADJECTIVE

front

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frontal

STRONG

advanced anterior facial first fore forward head leading obverse

WEAK

ahead foremost headmost topmost vanward ventral

Antonyms

STRONG

inferior last

WEAK

back ending final finishing rear

ADJECTIVE

prominent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outstanding

WEAK

arresting beetling bulging easily seen embossed extended extrusive eye-catching flashy hanging out hilly jutting marked noticeable obtrusive obvious projecting pronounced protruding protrusive protuberant raised relieved remarkable rough rugged salient shooting out signal standing out striking to the fore unmistakable

Antonyms

WEAK

depressed inconspicuous invisible obscure obscured ordinary sunken

ADVERB

ahead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advanced along before earlier forward

STRONG

beforehand forwards onward onwards

WEAK

advancing ante antecedently at an advantage at the head first fore foremost in the lead leading on precedent precedently preceding previous progressing to the fore

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behind

Example Sentences

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He sings with an unusual drawl that connects to the diction of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and his compact melodies and tightly structured chord progressions put his voice and lyrics in the foreground.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

As the supernova's light travels toward Earth, it passes by two galaxies in the foreground.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

A large mound of snow visible in the foreground in 2025 was gone in 2026.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

During one orbit, Anders captured Earth's brilliant blue hue standing out against the vast darkness of space and accentuated by the desolate, grey lunar horizon in the foreground.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Incidentally, may I ask if the young lady in the foreground in the blue outfit is Mary Magdalene?

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

in the foreground

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