Synonyms of behind

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preposition

1

as in back of

at, to, or toward the rear of

she preferred to be behind the lead hikers, who were always too much in a rush to enjoy the scenery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• back of
• in back of
• abaft

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• before
• ahead of

2

as in after

subsequent to in time or order

we arrived behind them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• after
• following
• below
• past
• since
• après
• next to

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• of
• before
• prior to
• to
• previous to
• ahead of
• towards
• toward
• afore
• ere

behind

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adverb

as in backwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backwards
• after
• back
• rearward
• backward
• posteriorly
• rearwards
• aft
• astern
• sternwards
• abaft
• sternward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forward
• before
• ahead
• fore
• anteriorly

behind

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adjective

bi-ˈhīnd 

as in delayed

not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time

the required work was behind, so now we're running late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delayed
• late
• delinquent
• tardy
• behindhand
• belated
• slow
• overdue
• dragging
• postponed
• lagging
• detained
• latish
• laggard
• pokey
• dilatory
• sluggish
• unhurried
• poky
• dawdling
• dallying
• dillydallying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• early
• premature
• untimely
• precocious
• opportune
• timely
• inopportune
• prompt
• unseasonable
• seasonable
• punctual

behind

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noun

ˈbē-ˌhīnd 

as in seat

the part of the body upon which someone sits

cleaned the baby's behind

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Examples of behind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Preposition

Several of the backup singers, who’d joined Wonder at the front of the stage, just looked at each other, shrugged, and went back to their positions behind Wonder. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024

Moss was referring to Marta Ortega Pérez, the chair of Zara’s parent company Inditex, and the strategist behind a successful string of collaborations. —Samantha Conti, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024

Weier, a mine tour guide, left behind a seven-year-old child. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024

The Blues have now won their past four games in all competitions and move up to fourth in the league table, one point behind Manchester City and Arsenal and two behind Liverpool. —George Ramsay, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024

Phrases Containing behind

• behind bars
• drop behind
• fall behind
• wet behind the ears