FOREHEAD Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

forehead

noun

ˈfȯr-ˌhed

Definition of forehead

as in front

a forward part or surface the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures

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Recent Examples of forehead The bridge of Islam Makhachev's nose, right cheek and forehead were scraped or sliced open and his left cheek sported a baseball-sized bruise after taking a few too many brutal blows to the face. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Ryan has a large gash on his head extending from his forehead down onto his right eyebrow. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 During the confrontation, which occurred back in August of 1978, Bell shot Dickens with a pistol, and then went back to his truck, grabbed a rifle, and shot him in the forehead, killing him. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Moreover, Middleton was able to wear the sparkler high atop her hair—rather than across her forehead—because the tiara apparently has two interchangeable frames, according to the Court Jeweler. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forehead

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Noun

Although not quite as polished on the racial politics front, Lanterns’s third episode is no less intriguing, as an hour of television dedicated not only to answering pressing questions but fleshing out its lead character in disturbing ways.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
The California Pizza Kitchen Story is like two-books-in-one on this front.

— Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of front

Noun

The two-family home, designed by the Swiss architect Inès Lamunière, with a severe white stucco and glass façade, highlighter-orange doors, and twisting form, stood out in a neighborhood of 19th-century brownstones and multifamily brick buildings.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Yet behind the spectacle, the biggest symbols of their supposedly limitless riches were a facade to make their lives appear better than reality, according to the brothers’ own lawyers.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026