| Main Entry: | posterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rear |
Synonyms: |
after, back, behind, dorsal, hind, hinder, hindmost, in back of, last, retral |
| Notes: | anterior/ventral means 'front, situated at the front' and posterior/dorsal means 'rear, situated at the rear' |
Antonyms: |
anterior, front |
| Main Entry: | posterior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | subsequent |
Synonyms: |
after, coming after, ensuing, following, later, latter, next, postliminary, subsequential, succeeding |
Antonyms: |
front, preceding, previous |
| Main Entry: | posterior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | behind of animate being |
Synonyms: |
back, backside, bottom, butt*, buttocks, can*, cheeks, derriere, duff, fanny, hind part, keester, moon*, rear, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tuchis, tush |
Antonyms: |
anterior, front |
| Main Entry: | after |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | following in position or time |
Synonyms: |
afterwards, back, back of, behind, below, ensuing, hind, hindmost, in the rear, later, next, posterior, postliminary, rear, subsequential, subsequently, succeeding, thereafter |
Antonyms: |
before |
| 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: | back |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end part |
Synonyms: |
aft, back end, backside, extremity, far end, hindpart, hindquarters, posterior, rear, reverse, stern, tail, tail end, tailpiece |
Antonyms: |
front |
| Main Entry: | backside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
Synonyms: |
behind, bottom, butt*, buttocks, derrière, fanny, posterior, rear, rump, seat*, tail, tush |
Antonyms: |
front |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buttocks |
Synonyms: |
backside, bottom, breech, can*, derrière, fanny, fundament, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tail, tush |
Antonyms: |
front |
| Main Entry: | bottom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
Synonyms: |
backside, behind, breech, bum*, butt*, buttocks, derriere, fanny, fundament, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tail, tush |
| Main Entry: | butt/buttocks |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | animate rear end |
Synonyms: |
back end, backside, behind, bottom, bum*, derrière, fanny, fundament, gluteus maximus, haunches, hindquarters, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tush |