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anterior

/ænˈtɪɹ.i.ɚ/noun, adjective4 syllables

Anterior means: of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body.

Synonyms for anterior6

noun, as in a tooth situated at the front of the mouth

front tooth

adjective, as in of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

frontal, prefrontal, front

adjective, as in earlier in time

prior, antecedent

Opposites of anterior

posterior

What does anterior mean?3

adjective

1

of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

2

earlier in time

noun

1

a tooth situated at the front of the mouth“his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with anterior?4

Show 7 near rhymes
linearinteriorssuperiorscheerleaderprettiernonlinearcheerleaders

Anterior in a sentence

  • The head, expanding from the neck, contracts to a bluntly pointed anterior end.hecko2
  • The sounds babies make when they babble seem to contain a lot of anterior consonants.Auride

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Forms of anterior

as a noun

plural
anteriors