posterior 1 of 2

adjective

pō-ˈstir-ē-ər How to pronounce posterior (audio)
Definition of posteriornext
1
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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2
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 How to pronounce posterior (audio)
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
  1. rear
  2. subsequent
  3. cheeks
  4. back
  5. later
  6. seat
  7. tail
  8. bum
Adjective
  • Early pothole testing actually caused a slight structural bend in a rear swingarm.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Out back, a single monoshock is mounted to the massive single-sided swingarm that carries the solo rear wheel shod in a wiiiide 305/30R20 Kenda meat.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of rear
Adjective
  • Its subsequent launches picked up on the theme and ran with it, and its latest build takes the most extreme tack yet.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The threat of shattered glass if the bottle breaks, the subsequent odor suffusing all the items in your carryon, liquids seeping dangerously close to electronics—none of it sounds like a good idea.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of subsequent
Noun
  • Rose Gray played her All Points East festival set with super-sparkled cheeks, while Lady Gaga tested out the season’s trending clavi-cut.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Lips and cheeks have been hogging all the attention recently, while lids and lashes have been going nearly naked.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheeks
Adjective
  • His Samoyed hops up and finds a spot between the athlete’s legs and the sofa’s back pillows.
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Woods, at age 48 and trying to recover from multiple back surgeries and a 2023 car crash that shattered his right leg and ankle, finished in last place and made $44,000.
    — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of back
Adjective
  • While many of her New York contemporaries faded from cultural relevance, Kusama’s only grew in her later years.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • However, for many observers, including those in the UK, the moon will set shortly after maximum eclipse, cutting off the later stages of the partial phase.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of later
Noun
  • Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • As Democrats work to defend the Michigan Senate seat, their nominee apologizes for comments about a synagogue attack.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of seat
Noun
  • In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Then, in 2023, as NASA brought the worm out of retirement, the logo regained its place on the tail, and the insignia (meatball) was moved to the body under the cockpits.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tail
Noun
  • For families Apart from the family-sized villa estates and kid-friendly menus, Nihi has a host of activities that will please even the youngest beach bums.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And for any bum stuff Ted might want confidentially looked at.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of bum

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“Posterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterior. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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