Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [547]
Synonyms
ancestor, father, forebear, grandfather—more at ANCESTOR
forefend variant of FORFEND
fore·fin·ger noun : INDEX FINGER
fore·foot noun : either of the front feet of a quadruped; also : the front part of the human foot
fore·front noun : the foremost part or place
foregather variant of FORGATHER
1forego verb -went ; -gone ; -go·ing : to go before : PRECEDE
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antedate, precede—more at PRECEDE
2forego variant of FORGO
fore·go·ing adjective : listed, mentioned, or occurring before : PRECEDING
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antecedent, anterior, preceding, previous, prior—more at PREVIOUS
fore·gone adjective : determined in advance fore·ground noun 1 : the part of a scene or representation that appears nearest to and in front of the spectator 2 : a position of prominence fore·hand noun : a stroke (as in tennis) made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving; also : the side on which such a stroke is made — forehand adjective fore·hand·ed adjective : mindful of the future : PRUDENT Synonyms farsighted, foresighted, prescient, provident, prudent—more at FORESIGHTED fore·head noun : the part of the face above the eyes for·eign adjective [ORIGIN: ME forein, fr. OF, fr. LL foranus on the outside, fr. L foris outside] 1 : situated outside a place or country and esp. one's own country 2 : born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration <~ language> 3 : not connected, pertinent, or characteristically present 4 : related to or dealing with other nations <~ affairs> 5 : occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body Synonyms alien, extraneous, extrinsic—more at EXTRINSIC for·eign·er noun : a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country foreign minister noun : a governmental minister for foreign affairs fore·know verb -knew ; -known ; -know·ing : to have previous knowledge of — fore·knowl·edge noun Synonyms anticipate, divine, foresee—more at FORESEE fore·la·dy noun : FOREWOMAN fore·leg noun : a front leg fore·limb noun : a front or upper limb (as a wing, arm, fin, or leg) fore·lock noun : a lock of hair growing from the front part of the head fore·man noun 1 : a spokesperson of a jury 2 : a person in charge of a group of workers Synonyms boss, captain, chief, head, headman, leader, master, taskmaster—more at BOSS fore·mast noun : the mast nearest the bow of a ship fore·most adjective : first in time, place, or order : most important : PREEMINENT — foremost adverb Synonyms chief, dominant, first, key, main, predominant, preeminent, primary, principal Antonyms last, least fore·name noun : a first name fore·named adjective : previously named : AFORESAID fore·noon noun : MORNING 1forensic adjective [ORIGIN: L forensis public, forensic, fr. forum forum] 1 : belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of law or to public speaking or debate 2 : relating to the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems <~ medicine> 2forensic noun 1 : an argumentative exercise 2 plural : the art or study of argumentative discourse 3 plural : scientific analysis of physical evidence (as from a crime scene) fore·or·dain verb : to ordain or decree beforehand : PREDESTINE Synonyms destine, doom, fate, foredoom, ordain, predestine—more at DESTINE fore·part noun 1 : the anterior part of something 2 : the earlier part of a period of time fore·quar·ter noun : the front half of a lateral half of the body or carcass of a quadruped fore·run·ner noun 1 : one that goes before to give notice of the approach of others : HARBINGER 2 : something belonging to a relatively early developmental period of a contemporary or fully developed object or phenomenon : PREDECESSOR, ANCESTOR Synonyms [1] angel, harbinger, herald, precursor [2] ancestor, antecedent, precursor, predecessor