| Main Entry: | abaft |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to the rear |
Synonyms: |
astern, back, behind, rearward |
| Main Entry: | astern |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | backward |
Synonyms: |
abaft, aft, rear, rearward |
Antonyms: |
forward |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | end |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hind, hindmost, in the wake of, posterior, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail |
Antonyms: |
front |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the rear |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, about, astern, back, behind, in reverse, inverted, rearward, turned around |
Antonyms: |
forward |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | position farther back; following |
Synonyms: |
abaft, after, afterwards, at the heels of, at the rear of, back of, bringing up the rear, eating the dust, in the background, in the wake, later than, next, off the pace, subsequently, trailing |
Antonyms: |
front |
| Main Entry: | aft |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rearward |
Synonyms: |
abaft, back, behind |
Antonyms: |
fore |
| Main Entry: | hind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | back |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hindmost, in the wake of, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail |
| Main Entry: | rearward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | back |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, about, around, astern, backward, backwards, behind, in reverse, inverted, round, turned around |
