behind

[bih-hahynd] / bɪˈhaɪnd /

ADVERB

in a position further back; following

Synonyms

STRONG

trailing

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ahead before in front

ADVERB

in debt; late

Synonyms

STRONG

in debt late slow

WEAK

backward behind schedule behind time behindhand belated delayed dilatory have to play catch up in arrears overdue sluggish tardy

Antonyms

STRONG

paid paid up

NOUN

buttocks

Synonyms

STRONG

backside bottom breech bum can fanny fundament posterior rear rump seat tail tush

WEAK

derriere

PREPOSITION

being the reason for

Synonyms

STRONG

causing

WEAK

at the bottom of concerning the circumstances initiating instigating responsible for

PREPOSITION

in support

Synonyms

STRONG

backing supporting

WEAK

for in agreement on the side of

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The so-called "Car Wash" scandal, which erupted in 2014, has landed dozens of top politicians and business figures behind bars.

From Barron's

Both men, one a commander and the other a sergeant, have already spent two years behind bars.

From Barron's

News that Alphabet, the parent of Google, has formed an artificial- intelligence partnership with Apple appeared to be behind the gain.

From Barron's

This helps to explain why the several dozen gold market-timing strategies that my performance auditing firm has monitored have significantly lagged behind the market.

From MarketWatch

The Sewards were prolific letter writers who left behind some 350,000 pages of personal papers, now at the University of Rochester, where Mr. Slaughter is a professor emeritus of history.

From The Wall Street Journal

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