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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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 rear camera handles secondary coverage, while the optional interior camera shoots at 3K (2880 x 1620).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
Bimota retunes the Balance Free Fork with a low spring rate, firmer compression damping, and softer rebound, while the rear damper can adjust up to 30 millimeters with an eccentric bolt.

— Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of rear

Adjective

Yet subsequent agreements have followed a similar pattern, the officials said, with Feinberg’s private-sector hires at OSC and the newer Economic Defense Unit sidelining career officials in order to ink deals as quickly as possible.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
So every subsequent generation gets you further and further out in the periodic table.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of subsequent

Noun

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
Pictures of Isaiah Harrison from 2024 show a bubbly, heavyset boy with a toothy smile and full cheeks.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheeks

Adjective

His teammate, 19-year-old freshman defensive back Kensley Macean, was rushed to the hospital with wounds to his head, neck and left arm.

— Louisa Moller, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Conner has been sidelined with a knee injury, and Simmons has been out with a back injury.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of back

Noun

And all of a sudden, there’s a grumble going on and people will sit back down in their seats and [think about] this fear of growing old.

— Fred Bronson, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
In two South Florida congressional districts, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board endorses long-time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and, in an open seat, newcomer Pia Dandiya.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of seat

Noun

By the time the first cells that are committed to develop into neurons show up, the vertebrate embryo already knows its head from its tail, and its back from its belly.

— JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
In the late nineties, nearly all our revenue was from software license sales and maintenance—large payments up front and a predictable renewal tail.

— Amir Wain, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tail

Noun

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
Even then, and with Nix having a bum ankle to Mahomes’ bum knee, the Broncos have shown a lot more in the last year to inspire confidence than the Chiefs have.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of bum

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