Definitions

to the fore

ADJECTIVE

prominent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outstanding

WEAK

arresting beetling bulging easily seen embossed extended extrusive eye-catching flashy hanging out hilly in the foreground jutting marked noticeable obtrusive obvious projecting pronounced protruding protrusive protuberant raised relieved remarkable rough rugged salient shooting out signal standing out striking 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 foreground in the lead leading on precedent precedently preceding previous progressing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behind

ADVERB

forward

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead along onward out

STRONG

ante fore forth

WEAK

alee antecedently before beforehand in advance into prominence into view on precedently previous vanward

Antonyms

WEAK

back backward past

Example Sentences

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She said he had told her to "imagine a big stop sign" when her emotions threatened to come to the fore.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"It is a combination of a real standout of its era, a winning team and then the first real kind of expressive design coming to the fore."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Former President Hassan Rouhani, while loathed by parts of the clergy, has in recent months returned to the fore and has experience dealing with the West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

The existential risks from AI advancements that are hammering the sector have come to the fore weeks after the companies reporting this week, including Salesforce and Workday, closed the books on their fourth-quarter activity.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

An angular citizen with popping eyes, and clothes too short for the lank length of his limbs, was pulling to the fore.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

to the fore

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