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behind - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buttocks |
| Synonyms: | backside, bottom, can*, fanny*, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tail, breech, derrière, fundament, tush |
| Antonyms: | front |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | position farther back; following |
| Synonyms: | abaft, after, afterwards, next, subsequently, trailing, 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, off the pace |
| Antonyms: | front |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in debt; late |
| Synonyms: | backward, belated, delayed, dilatory, laggard, overdue, slow, sluggish, tardy, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, have to play catch up, in arrears |
| Antonyms: | paid |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | being the reason for |
| Synonyms: | at the bottom of, causing, concerning the circumstances, initiating, instigating, responsible for |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in support |
| Synonyms: | backing, for, in agreement, supporting, on the side of |
| Main Entry: | abaft |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to the rear |
| Synonyms: | astern, back, behind, rearward |
| Main Entry: | after |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | following in position or time |
| Synonyms: | afterwards, back, behind, below, ensuing, hindmost, later, next, posterior, rear, subsequently, thereafter, back of, hind, in the rear, postliminary, subsequential, succeeding |
| Antonyms: | before |
| Main Entry: | afterward/afterwards |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | following a time, event |
| Synonyms: | after, behind, eventually, late, later, next, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, ultimately, a while later, another time, at a later time, by and by, ensuingly, in a while, intra, latterly, on the next day, post hoc, thereon |
| Antonyms: | beforehand |
| Main Entry: | backside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
| Synonyms: | behind, bottom, butt*, buttocks, fanny*, posterior, rear, rump*, seat*, tail*, derrière, tush |
| Antonyms: | front |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | beyond |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | further; outside limits |
| Synonyms: | above, after, ahead, before, behind, besides, farther, moreover, outside, over, past, remote, without, yonder, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, beyond the bounds, clear of, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off, more remote, on the far side, on the other side, out of range, out of reach, over and above, over there, superior to |
| Antonyms: | close, inside |
| Main Entry: | delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible, defaulting |
| Synonyms: | behind, blamable, blameworthy, careless, censurable, criminal, culpable, derelict, faulty, guilty, lax, neglectful, negligent, overdue, red-handed*, remiss, reprehensible, shabby, slack, tardy, unpaid, defaultant, disregardful, offending, procrastinating |
| Antonyms: | careful, responsible, behaving |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | criminal, often young |
| Synonyms: | behind, black sheep*, blackguard, culprit, deadbeat*, debtor, derelict, desperado, fallen angel, felon, hoodlum*, juvenile delinquent, lawbreaker, loafer, malefactor, miscreant, offender, outlaw, punk*, recreant, reprobate, sinner, wrongdoer, JD, dawdler, deadhead, defaulter, evader, jailbird, juvie, lounger, neglecter, no show, young offender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
| Synonyms: | ass, backside, behind, butt*, buttocks, derriere, fanny*, keister, posterior, seat*, buns, cheeks, gluteus maximus, heinie |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fanny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buttocks |
| Synonyms: | ass, backside, behind*, bottom*, butt*, derriere, posterior, rear end, rump*, seat*, tail, buns, cheeks, gluteus maximus, heinie, hindquarters |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lastly/last |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in the end |
| Synonyms: | after, behind, finally, in conclusion, ultimately, after all, all in all, at last, at the end, bringing up rear, in the rear, to conclude, to sum up |
| Antonyms: | firstly/first |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at the last minute |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, slowly, behind time, behindhand, belatedly, dilatorily, tardily, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, punctually |
| Main Entry: | later |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | happening after |
| Synonyms: | after, afterward, again, behind, next, subsequently, thereafter, at another time, by and by, come Sunday, down the line, down the road, in a while, in time, infra, later on, latterly, more recent, succeeding |
| Antonyms: | before, earlier |
| Main Entry: | next |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immediately after in time, space, order |
| Synonyms: | after, afterward, behind, closely, following, later, subsequently, thereafter, afterwhile, by and by, coming up, latterly, next off |
| Antonyms: | earlier, preceding, previous |
| Main Entry: | off |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apart, away |
| Synonyms: | above, absent, afar, ahead, aside, behind, below, beneath, beside, divergent, elsewhere, far, out, over, removed, up front, vanishing, away from, disappearing, farther away, gone away, in the distance, not here, to one side, turning aside |
| Antonyms: | close, here, present |
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