Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

posterior

[po-steer-ee-er, poh-] / pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ- /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The surgery has also left him with a condition called Posterior Fossa Syndrome, which can cause memory loss, unsteadiness and a decreased ability to talk.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Brown: Posterior chain is everything up and down the backside of your body and the posterior.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

Posterior and panuveitis in particular are associated with a poor prognosis and a protracted course of the disease.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Building on Aristotle’s idea of induction conveyed in Posterior Analytics, Ibn Sina developed a scientific methodology of experimentation in his treatise “On Demonstration” within his Book of Healing.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Posterior to the place of dorsal scale-reduction from 19 to 17 rows by the fusion of the 3rd and 4th rows, the lateral and dorsolateral stripes are moved downward by one row.

From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John




Vocabulary lists containing posterior


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "posterior" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com