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back end

[bak end] / ˈbæk ˈɛnd /

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postern adj.
back n.
buttocks n.
rear n.

ADJECTIVE

postern

Synonyms

STRONG

backside extremity hind hindquarters posterior rear reverse stern tail tailpiece

WEAK

aft far end hindmost hindpart tail end

Antonyms

STRONG

front

NOUN

back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rear tail

STRONG

backside extremity hindquarters posterior reverse stern tailpiece

WEAK

aft far end hindpart tail end

Antonyms

STRONGEST

front

NOUN

buttocks

Synonyms

STRONG

backside behind bottom bum butt derriere fanny fundament haunches hindquarters posterior rear rump seat

WEAK

gluteus maximus

NOUN

rear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back back door backside bottom butt rear end tail

STRONG

behind buttocks end heel hind hindquarters posterior postern rearward reverse rump seat stern tailpiece tush

WEAK

afterpart back seat hind part rear guard tail end

Antonyms

STRONGEST

front

WEAK

beginning

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back end

“That requires a repricing at the back end of the Treasury yield curve,” said Reid.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“We want to pour as much on the back end as the front end,” Barker said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

At another school in California, Barrs said, operators said their classroom was the back end of an open semi-trailer, and their primary instructor was out of the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

While Southampton felt the full force of the EFL's disciplinary powers at the back end of last season, Spygate is far from over with the future of head coach Tonda Eckert still uncertain.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

I’d heard of sea cows, like manatees and stuff, but this really was a cow with the back end of a serpent.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

back end

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