bring up the rear

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accompany attend seek track

STRONG

catenate chase concatenate convoy dog draggle escort freeze hound hunt persecute search shadow shag spook stalk tag tail tailgate

WEAK

come with dog the footsteps of give chase go after go with onto put a tail on run after run down schlepp along stick to string along tag after tag along take out after

Antonyms

STRONGEST

neglect

STRONG

ignore leave alone let go run away

WEAK

avoid disregard go before lead misunderstand not get pass over precede scorn shun slight

VERB

trail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase fall behind falter lag pull

STRONG

dally dangle dawdle delay dog drag draggle draw droop extend flag halt hang haul hunt linger loiter plod poke procrastinate pursue shadow shag spook spoor stalk straggle stream tail tarry tow trace track traipse trudge

WEAK

bedog drop back fall back follow a scent hang back hang down nose out poke along string along tag along take out after

Antonyms

STRONG

advance carry on complete finish forward go hasten hurry ignore leave leave alone let go push rise run away rush shorten speed stop tiptoe

WEAK

lead

Example Sentences

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Durand and two others would bring up the rear.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Then there’s average household income, where West Virginia, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico bring up the rear.

From Washington Times • Jun. 24, 2020

Raw seafood preparations head the lineup, and a couple of composed platters bring up the rear.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2020

Lina leads off, Jay follows, and I bring up the rear.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2019

In the absence of any other guides, I volunteered to fill that role and bring up the rear.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

bring up the rear

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