POSTERIOR Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

pō-ˈstir-ē-ər

Definition of posterior

as in rear

being at or in the part of something opposite the front part the chapel's posterior location in the church serves to make it a quiet retreat

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Relevance

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as in subsequent

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else artifacts dating from a posterior historical period

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posterior

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noun

pä-ˈstir-ē-ər

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits the baseball players were always slapping one another on the posterior

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Recent Examples of posterior

Adjective

The 24-year-old had an MRI on Wednesday morning and the Red Sox received encouraging news, as results showed left posterior elbow inflammation. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Starter Michael Soroka left before the second inning with posterior hip discomfort sustained throwing warm-up pitches. — CBS News, 20 June 2026

Noun

The attached marathon seasons, compressed offseasons and challenging schedules that came with that stature also included generally being relegated to the posterior of the draft. — Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026 The car’s most eye-catching feature is arguably its tapered posterior. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for posterior

Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterior

Adjective

The children were hit by the passenger side front and rear doors of Metayer’s 2012 Nissan Versa.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
The modifications made to the vehicle result in an interior that feels significantly roomier and now has actual cargo room, even if its rear row of seats is still cramped.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of rear

Adjective

The example shows how SpaceX can recover the booster from a crew launch and prepare it for a subsequent mission, while the spacecraft carrying the astronauts continues on its own.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
After subsequent stints heading up sales at Focus and then The Weinstein Company, Basner created FilmNation in 2008, initially uniquely as a sales company.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsequent

Noun

Her makeup is both fresh-faced and warm, with a hint of glowy—not shimmery—bronze on her cheeks and lids, and a generous dose of mascara without any discernible liner.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
After Swift appeared with Fazit’s Gold Speckles makeup patches decorating her cheeks, the brand reported a 3,500 percent increase in direct-to-consumer sales.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Adjective

In the back drop, the heroines juggle the search for their father, love lives, sibling tensions and a gallery of colorful, sometimes deadly, characters who cross their paths.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Simmons has missed the Chiefs’ first three games because of a back injury.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of back

Noun

The goal of keeping Democratic Senate seats and flipping four GOP seats once felt like a long shot.

— Ben Binday, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Clad in a signature pink jumpsuit and armed with a matching bullhorn, Nixon loudly disrupted a hearing to pass a new map expected to help the GOP expand its dominance in the state by unravelling Florida’s historically Black congressional seats.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

Aviation experts were surprised that the plane did not crash after a descent so extreme that most of the rudder was ripped off the tail.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Beneath the waterline, a tail rudder modeled after a fish fin takes over.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

The silhouette was heavily elongated, with three-quarter-length jackets and argyle knitwear that covered the bum.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Within the often zany and slapstick realm of Bob’s Burgers, Tina still manages to steal the show with her singular voice, romantic fantasies, and obsessions with unicorns and boy bums.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bum

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