Posterior Synonyms and Antonyms

pŏ-stîr'ē-ər, pō-

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Synonyms for Posterior

coming after
Subsequent
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succeeding
Following, next in order.
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next
The definition of next is just before or after.
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dorsal
(Of a knife) Having only one sharp side.
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later
At some time in the future.
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in-back-of
Behind
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last
Least likely or expected:
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after
Located near the stern of a vessel or the rear or an aircraft or spacecraft.
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hind
Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
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hindmost
Superlative form of hind: most hind
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postern
Of or resembling a postern, as in being at the rear, or private
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rear
Of, at, or in the rear
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subsequent
Coming after; following in time, place, or order
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ulterior
Beyond what is obvious or evident.
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buttock
Either of the two fleshy, rounded parts at the back of the hips; either half of the rump
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derrière
The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting
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rump
The last, unimportant or inferior part; mere remnant
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seat
The part on which one rests in sitting:
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backside
The back or hind part
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behind
Behind means the buttocks.
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bottom
The seat of a chair.
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The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting
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fanny
(Chiefly British Vulgar Slang) The female genitals.
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tush
(UK, colloquial) nonsense; tosh
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bum
A bum is defined as a person who is lazy and does not work by choice.
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ensuing
Refers to the actions, consequences, and repercussions which result from some prior stimulus or event.
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hinder
Comparative form of hind: more hind
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posteriad
Subsequent
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posteriorly
Subsequent
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rearward
Toward the back or rear of something.
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butt
An obstacle behind a target for stopping the shot.
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buttocks
Plural form of buttock.
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derriere
The buttocks
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keester
Keister
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retral
The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting
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back-tooth
(Dentistry) A molar.
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nates
(Zoology) The umbones of a bivalve shell.
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arse
(Slang, Brit.) The buttocks; ass
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buns
(Informal, in the plural) buttocks
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can
(Slang) A toilet or restroom.
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fundament
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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hindquarters
Plural form of hindquarter
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hind end
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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keister
(Slang, dated) A safe, a strongbox.
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prat
(Slang) The buttocks
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rear-end
The back or hindmost part of anything, such as a car.
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stern
The stern is defined as the rear of anything.
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tail
(Printing) The bottom of a page
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tail end
(Figuratively) The last part of a period of time, event, or situation; the concluding or final part.
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tooshie
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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ass
An ass is a word used to describe someone that is stupid, foolish or behaving badly, often considered a curse word or swear word.
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at the rear
Behind
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Antonyms for Posterior

front
The definition of front is located in the forward position.
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anterior
(Botany) In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.
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preceding
Existing or coming before another or others in time, place, or sequence; previous.
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ahead
Behind
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previous
(Informal) Premature; occurring too soon.
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Words Related to Posterior

following
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
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back
(Not comparable) Not current.
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precede
Located in the rear
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over
The period of time during which this takes place
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distal
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medial
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proximal
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occipital
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caudal
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parietal
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anterolateral
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olecranon
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interosseous
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sphenoid
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Posterior Sentence Examples

  • Limbs very slender; posterior nearly twice the length of the anterior.

  • This so-called third, upper or posterior conch is not a true conch, nor is that of the vestibulum; only the middle one forms a scroll, and this corresponds to the only one of reptiles and the lower of the mammals.

  • Thus the postcaval vein of the higher vertebrata is partly a new structure altogether, and is partly formed out of the pre-existing posterior cardinals.

  • The nervous system is thus essentially epidermal in position and diffuse in distribution; but an interesting concentration of nerve-cells and fibres has taken place in the collar-region, where a medullary tube, closed in from the outside, opens in front and behind by anterior and posterior neuropores.

  • Mark's narratives of the sepulture by Joseph of Arirathea and of the empty tomb are taken as posterior to St Paul; the narratives of the infancy in Matthew and Luke as later still.

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