hind

[hahynd] / haɪnd /

ADJECTIVE

back

Synonyms

STRONG

behind final following posterior postern rear rearward tail

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

Example Sentences

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At the time of the eclipse, the moon will be in the constellation Leo, under the lion’s hind paws.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

They unearthed a skull, fragments of the hind legs and several crests.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

“The IRS is really on its hind heels here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The ancient animals still had hind limb bones, which living dugongs and manatees lost during their evolution.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

He lifted its tail and turned over its soft hind paws in his hands.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell