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abaft
[uh-baft, uh-bahft] 
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abaft
[uh-baft, uh-bahft]
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to the rear |
| Synonyms: | astern, back, behind, rearward |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | end |
| Synonyms: | aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hind, hindmost, in the wake of, posterior, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail |
| Antonyms: | front |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the rear |
| Synonyms: | aback, abaft, about, astern, back, behind, in reverse, inverted, rearward, turned around |
| Antonyms: | forward |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | position farther back; following |
| Synonyms: | abaft, after, afterwards, at the heels of, at the rear of, back of, bringing up the rear, eating the dust, in the background, in the wake, later than, next, off the pace, subsequently, trailing |
| Antonyms: | front |
| Main Entry: | aft |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rearward |
| Synonyms: | abaft, back, behind |
| Antonyms: | fore |
| Main Entry: | hind |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | back |
| Synonyms: | aback, abaft, aft, after, astern, back of, backward, behind, final, following, hindmost, in the wake of, posterior, postern, rear, rearmost, rearward, tail |
| Main Entry: | rearward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | back |
| Synonyms: | aback, abaft, about, around, astern, backward, backwards, behind, in reverse, inverted, round, turned around |
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