Synonyms for fore
fɔr, foʊrfore

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1. bow, fore, prow, stemadjective

   front part of a vessel or aircraft

   "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"

   Synonyms:
   curtain call, arc, bow, bowing, radical, stem turn, stalk, base, obeisance, bowknot, stem, prow, root, theme, shank, root word

   Antonyms:
   aft, astern, abaft

2. fore(a)adverb

   situated at or toward the bow of a vessel

   Antonyms:
   abaft, aft, astern

3. fore, forwardadverb

   near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane

   "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments"

   Synonyms:
   forrad, forrard, frontwards, forwards, frontward, ahead, forth, forrader, onwards, onward, forward

   Antonyms:
   abaft, astern, aft

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1. foreadjective

   Synonyms:
   anterior, preceding, prior

2. foreadjective

   Synonyms:
   front, not back, not behind

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1. List of paraphrases for "fore":

   foreground, forefront, limelight

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1. Federico Lombardi:

   These issues return to the fore periodically.

2. Dietrich Bonhoeffer:

   It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.

3. Benjamin W. Decker:

   In Matthew 7:20 (KJV), we are taught a profound secret for discerning of the Spirit: Where-fore by their fruits ye shall know them. This means that we look to the health of the part (the fruit) to gauge the health of the whole. A healthy tree will bear good fruit; an unhealthy tree will bear low-quality fruit.

4. Matthew Kacsmaryk:

   I just want to make very clear, people who experience a same-sex attraction are not responsible individually or solely for the atmosphere of the sexual revolution, you know it. It’s a long time coming. It came after no-fault divorce. It came after we implemented very permissive policies on contraception. The sexual revolution has gone through several phases. We just happen to be at the phase now where same sex marriages is at the fore.

5. Freddie Mac:

   Mortgage rates continued to slide down as financial market concerns came to the fore over the last two weeks.