Anterior

What do we mean by anterior?

Placed before or in front. adjective

Occurring before in time; earlier. adjective

Located near or toward the head in lower animals. adjective

Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals. adjective

Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans. adjective

In front of and facing away from the axis or stem. adjective

Of place: fore; situated more to the front: the opposite of posterior.

Of time: going before; preceding; antecedent; prior; earlier.

In zoology and zootomy, nearer the head, as opposed to posterior; cephalal, as opposed to caudal; oral, as opposed to aboral: thus, the head is anterior to the neck, which is itself anterior to the trunk and tail.

In human anatomy, situated in front, with respect to that side of the body on which is the face; ventral, as opposed to dorsal; hemal, as opposed to neural: as, the anterior pillars of the pharynx; the anterior walls of the belly; the anterior pillars of the spinal cord.

In botany, in axillary inflorescence, noting the side most distant from the axis and nearest the subtending leaf or bract: as, the anterior side of a flower: otherwise called inferior or lower.

Synonyms See previous.

Before in time; antecedent. adjective

Before, or toward the front, in place adjective

Before in place. adjective

Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding. adjective

Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human. adjective

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

Earlier in time adjective

Before in place.

Before or earlier in time; prior to; preceding.

Nearer the forward end; nearer the head of an animal or the front of a human.

A fairly new metal band hailing from Wales, UK, made of Luke Davies, Leon Kemp, Steve Nixon, James Britton, and Ross Andrews. They sound kind of like Mors Principium Est and Arch Enemy with guitar solos from hell. Urban Dictionary

Bulbous protruding fat deposit located at the back of the head, suspended from the anterior cranium above the collar. Often exacerbated by gazing upwards. If left unkempt, it’s rolls can breed navel cheese. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to anterior:
anterior, interior, inferior, ulterior, anteroom, exterior, antero, asterion, asteriod, anteros, arterio, antero-, antenor, arterio-, antiriot, anteriad, anterius, anteriore.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word anterior:
cruciate, cingulate, commissure, scalene, ligament, posterior, pituitary, iliac, insula, tibial, sulcus, acl, gyrus, hypothalamus, tubercle, thalamus, medial, artery, maxilla, fossa, meniscus, cortex, foramen, flexor, femoral, plexus, fissure, mandibular, rami, maxillary, parietal, anteriorly, sacral, cornea, ventral, tibia, lobe, arteries, thoracic, lateral, caudal, cranial, corneal, dorsal, gland, cutaneous, cervical, olfactory, blotch, mandible, spinal, concave, vertebrae, nerve, nerves, distal, proximal, laterally, forearm, frontal, thigh, fascia, sinus, spine, nasal, dorsum, suffused, suture, extremity, abdominal, inferior, muscles, knee, pelvic, cartilage, temporal, compartment, vagina, vaginal, thorax, anal, optic, costal, hormone, pectoral, fin, tendon, oblique, cerebral, fuscous, teeth, lobes, transverse, collateral, nuclei, cord, shining, cavity, convex, glands.

Words that rhyme with anterior:
superior, inferior, ulterior, interior, exterior, wearier, eerier, cheerier, mother superior, lake superior, department of the interior, secretary of the interior, act superior, centerior, weary her.

Adjectives that are often used to describe anterior:
long, more, most, right, left, little, much, large, acute, small, scalenus, future, occiput, present, upper, lower, short, normal, combined, rounded, larger, smaller, chronic, distinct, past, superior, equal, entire, posterior, extreme, inferior, broad, simultaneous, prominent, narrow, visible, extensive, bilateral, sharp, deep, peripheral, straight, concave, separate, ventral, lateral, slight, postero, fat, corresponding, thick, nearer, nucleus, joint, dorsal, pointed, thin, apical, excessive, oblique, adjacent, olfactorius, definite, poliomyelitis, medial, abnormal, somewhat, median, blunt, ipsilateral, isolated, spinalis, perineum, recurrent, ovary, intact, peristome, defined.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective anterior:
wall, chamber, part, surface, end, portion, margin, pituitary, border, teeth, lobe, artery, aspect, ligament, spine, commissure, region, edge, half, segment, cells, extremity, gland, capsule, horn, branch, approach, muscle, thirds, leaflet, fossa, horns, roots, angle, cortex, arteries, third, view, nerve, hypothalamus, mediastinum, fontanelle, division, dislocation, arch, face, segments, column, muscles, lip, displacement, compartment, pair, vein, layer, root, urethra, ends, nares, limb, nucleus, branches, hormones, portions, veins, belly, chest, tibial, cingulate, flap, incision, surfaces, poliomyelitis, canal, uveitis, lobes, direction, pole, pillar, tooth, margins, fissure, regions, shoulder, sheath, fontanel, crest, cell, synechiae, resection, base, neck.

Consonant match to anterior:
interior, ontario.

Words that sound like anterior:
anterior, interior, interieur, antares, interiors, anteros, antero, antiwar, antara, anti-war, andira, anteriorly, anti war, inferior, ulterior, entrar, santeria, antenor, andrea, ontario, angrier, anteater, antifreeze, andria, andorra, andry, andrey, ant eater, antilles, antra, anti freeze, anti hero, anti-freeze, antro, entero, anuria, entera, ant-eater, antrorse, antimer, entry, entourage, entries, interger, endorser, indira, couturier, unweary, entier, aintree, intriguer, entrer, andare, storier, starrier, interiorize, interiorly, in theory, antony, antennae, anteroom, manta ray, manta rays, rat terrier, anna rose, land area, andover, angier, andrew, andrews, andres, andra, answerer, andrei, annemarie, amatory, anry, annamarie, andreu, anne marie, antar, andiron, andera, andouille, anear, ann arbor, ant bear, andhra, anna maria, annamaria, anri, andy murray, andorran, animer, admirar, adorare, amateur hour, an t, andreev, ant hill.