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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buttocks |
| Synonyms: | backside, bottom, breech, can*, derrière, fanny, fundament, posterior, rear, rump, seat, tail, tush |
| Antonyms: | front |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | being the reason for |
| Synonyms: | at the bottom of, causing, concerning the circumstances, initiating, instigating, responsible for |
Example Sentences
- The idea behind two-tier wage programs is to stretch out the progression between tenure and wages.
- Today you cannot order a coffee, buy a bagel, or pay for a photocopy without being asked to leave your change behind for.
- Parking is concentrated alongside curbs, in lots behind shops, and in garages off rear alleys.
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in support |
| Synonyms: | backing, for, in agreement, on the side of, supporting |
| Main Entry: | abaft |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to the rear |
| Synonyms: | astern, back, behind, rearward |
| Main Entry: | after |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | following in position or time |
| Synonyms: | afterwards, back, back of, behind, below, ensuing, hind, hindmost, in the rear, later, next, posterior, postliminary, rear, subsequential, subsequently, succeeding, thereafter |
| Antonyms: | before |
| Main Entry: | afterward/afterwards |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | following a time, event |
| Synonyms: | a while later, after, another time, at a later time, behind, by and by, ensuingly, eventually, in a while, intra, late, later, latterly, next, on the next day, post hoc, soon, subsequently, then, thereafter, thereon, ultimately |
| Antonyms: | beforehand |
| 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: | backside |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rear end |
| Synonyms: | behind, bottom, butt*, buttocks, derrière, fanny, posterior, rear, rump, seat*, tail, tush |
| Antonyms: | front |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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