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Another word for rear

Noun

  1. The hindmost part of something

    2. See also:

    precede

  2. The part or area farthest from the front

    3. See also:

    precede

  3. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting

    4. See also:

    over

Another word for rear

Adjective

  1. Located in the rear

    2. See also:

    precede

Another word for rear

Verb

  1. To take care of and educate (a child)

    2. See also:

    care for

  2. To raise upright

    3. See also:

    rise

    horizontal

  3. To move (something) to a higher position

    4. See also:

    rise

  4. To make or form (a structure)

    5. See also:

    make

© Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Another word for rear

Noun
    2. See also:

    rump

    back

Another word for rear

Verb

  1. To raise upright

    2. See also:

    raise

  2. To nurture

    3. See also:

    lift

    support

    raise

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • Once again the rear end was on solid ground.

  • The rear end of the car danced sideways, bouncing like a horse kicking up its heels.

  • I can see her in my rear view mirror, just sitting there, plotting a way they can escape.

  • Elevate the rear, wasn't it?

  • Elevate the rear, wasn't it?

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