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Synonyms for vanguard

  • noun

Most common

new wave advance guard vaward frontier forefront remnant

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Noun

1. Avant-garde — the leading units at the front of an army or fleet

van, advance guard, new wave, vaward, avant-garde dated, avant-guard dated, avant dated

Other

forefront, frontier, remnant

Antonyms

rearguard, arrière-garde

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The leading units at the front of an army or fleet.

Related words

Word family
van

Forms

Plural
vanguards → vans, vawards, avant-gardes, avants…

Example sentences

  • frontier The soldiers headed for the frontier with caution.
  • forefront Always place respect at the forefront.
  • remnant The statue stood as a remnant of a defunct civilization.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vanguardsteady
vawardfalling
frontierfalling
forefrontrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
van1
5 letters
avant2
6 letters
vaward
7 letters
remnant2
8 letters
frontier2
9 letters
forefront2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avant2 = 2 syllables).