anterior

anterior is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Before in time; antecedent. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Before in time; antecedent.
2. adjective. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
3. noun. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth

   "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors"

4. adjective. earlier in time

   Synonyms: prior

5. adjective. of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

Synonyms

prior

Common word forms

anteriors, anteriorly, anteriority, anteriorness

Words from these letters

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