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Definitions

back of

ADJECTIVE

after

Synonyms

STRONG

afterwards later subsequently

WEAK

back behind below ensuing hind hindmost in the rear next posterior postliminary rear subsequential succeeding thereafter

Antonyms

WEAK

before

ADJECTIVE

back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backward

STRONG

behind final following hind posterior rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern hindmost in the wake of rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

WEAK

future

ADJECTIVE

hind

Synonyms

STRONG

behind final following posterior postern rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern backward hindmost in the wake of rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

ADVERB

behind

Synonyms

STRONG

trailing

WEAK

abaft after afterwards at the heels of at the rear of bringing up the rear eating the dust in the background in the wake later than next off the pace subsequently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ahead before in front

Example Sentences

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England's revival from 12-0 down early on against New Zealand in an eventual 33-19 win over the All Blacks at Twickenham in November was launched on the back of two drop-goals from fly-half George Ford.

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He hauls buckets of feed into the back of his ATV and unloads them in a pen crowded with cattle that outweigh him many times over.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scotland scored 14 points on the back of his first yellow - and led 24-10 at the break.

From BBC

They bounce north on the back of 12 straight victories and a blossoming strength in depth.

From BBC

It comes off the back of 24-year-old Bhatia's joint-third-placed finish at last week's Phoenix Open.

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