Synonyms of posterior

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adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rear
• back
• hind
• aft
• dorsal
• hinder
• after
• rearward
• hindmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• anterior
• front
• frontal
• forward
• fore
• ventral

2

as in subsequent

being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else

artifacts dating from a posterior historical period

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subsequent
• ensuing
• later
• latest
• after
• latter
• late
• eventual
• final
• delayed
• following
• behind
• terminal
• last
• belated
• concluding
• closing
• ultimate
• slow

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• anterior
• previous
• former
• prior
• fore
• precedent
• foregoing
• early
• preceding
• antecedent
• premature
• advanced
• advance

posterior

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noun

as in cheeks

the part of the body upon which someone sits

the baseball players were always slapping one another on the posterior

Synonyms & Similar Words

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