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Synonyms for hind

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

deer doe

All synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A doe (female deer), especially a red deer at least two years old.

  2. adj. 1

    Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).

Forms

Plural
hinds → does, swains, clowns, peasants…

Choose the right word

Hind, Hindrance or Behind?

A hindrance (kindred with hind, behind) is anything that makes one come behind or short of his purpose.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • deer Deer are the best thing to ever grace this planet.
  • doe "John Doe" is a nickname for an anonymous person.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hindfalling
deersteady
doefalling

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

By length

3 letters
doe1
4 letters
back1, deer1
5 letters
after2, clown1, swain1
7 letters
peasant2
9 letters
posterior3
10 letters
countryman3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).