Synonyms for posterior
- noun
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rear — the posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks
rear, back, tail, behind, rump, hind, butt US, back-side, ass US, derriere, bottom, bum UK CA, seat, fanny US, tail-end, tush, fundament, stern, can, nates, buns, pratt
Other
Adjective
1. Subsequent
subsequent, later, following, after, succeeding, ulterior, ensuing
Definitions
- n. 1
The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
- adj. 1
Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds. Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- posteriors → rears, backs, tails, behinds…
Example sentences
- rear Speak louder for the benefit of those in the rear.
- tail The tail of a fox is longer than that of a rabbit.
- hind The monster suddenly rose up on its hind legs.
- rump Sometimes I feel like kicking my own rump.
By length
- 3 letters
- can1, ass1, bum1
- 4 letters
- back1, seat1, rear1, tail1, butt1, hind1, buns1, rump1, tush1
- 5 letters
- after2, later2, stern1, pratt1, fanny2, nates
- 6 letters
- behind2, bottom2, hinder2, retral
- 7 letters
- ensuing3
- 8 letters
- superior4, ulterior4, derriere
- 9 letters
- following3, fundament
- 10 letters
- subsequent3, succeeding3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (after2 = 2 syllables).