Synonyms of tail end

tail end

noun

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits

all I saw was his tail end vanishing around the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheeks
• tail
• seat
• bum
• rear end
• rump
• bottom
• behind
• rear
• buns
• backside
• posterior
• can
• butt
• buttocks
• caboose
• beam
• fanny
• hams
• duff
• breech
• booty
• haunches
• nates
• stern
• tush
• fundament
• derriere
• heinie
• keister
• hunkers
• moon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tail end

The Madrid hierarchy was also in favour last summer of the idea of imposing more discipline and structure on the squad, especially bringing back into line the big-name individuals who, it was felt, had been allowed too much leeway during the low-key tail end of Ancelotti’s second spell last term. —Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Minor flooding stretched across the Bay Area, and 48-hour rain totals sat as high as 5 to 6 inches in some mountainous regions as the weekend rainstorm began to reach its tail end. —Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026

The film chronicles the unending, all-consuming stress that comes with caring for a child with unique medical needs, effectively as a single parent (her husband is a presence on the phone who doesn’t appear until the film’s tail end, either). —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025

If desired, trim off the tapered tail ends, too. —Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2025