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rear

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rear

being at or in the part of something opposite the front part

go to the back of the building and look out the rear window and youʼll see the eagle

Synonyms of rear

aft, after, back, hind, hinder, hindmost, posterior, rearward

Words Related to rear

Near Antonyms of rear

Antonyms of rear

anterior, fore, forward, front, frontal

rear

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rear

1 a behind part or surface

the rear of the car was sleekly designed

Synonyms of rear

back, reverse, tail

Antonyms of rear

face, forehead, forepart, front

2 the part of the body upon which someone sits

fell off her skates onto her rear

Synonyms of rear

backside, behind, booty (also bootie) [slang], bottom, breech, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, caboose, can, cheeks, derriere (or derrière), duff, fanny, fundament, hams, haunches, heinie [slang], hunkers, keister (also keester) [slang], nates, posterior, rear end, rump, seat, tail, tail end, tush [slang]

Words Related to rear

moon [slang]

rear

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rear

1 to bring to maturity through care and education

watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young

Synonyms of rear

breed, bring up, foster, nourish, nurse, raise

Words Related to rear

attend, care (for), cradle, cultivate, mind, minister (to), nurture, watch

discipline, educate, instruct, mentor, school, teach, train, tutor

edify, enlighten, indoctrinate

feed, provide (for), supply

advance, forward, further, promote

direct, guide, lead, shepherd, show

Near Antonyms of rear

abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat

ignore, neglect

harm, hurt, injure

2 to fix in an upright position

it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing

Synonyms of rear

erect, pitch, put up, raise, set up, upend, upraise

Words Related to rear

brace, buttress, prop (up), shore (up), support

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, up, uphold, uplift

Near Antonyms of rear

demolish, flatten, knock down, level, raze, tear down

3 to form by putting together parts or materials

the city has plans for rearing a new convention center over the next two years

Synonyms of rear

assemble, build, confect, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, piece, put up, raise, set up

Words Related to rear

carpenter, fashion, forge, frame, hammer, handcraft, manufacture, mold, produce, shape

begin, coin, create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate

constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up)

reassemble, rebuild, reconstruct, redevelop, reedify [British], retrofit

jerry-build, rig (up), throw up

Phrases Synonymous with rear

put together

Near Antonyms of rear

demolish, destroy, devastate, flatten, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, ruin, ruinate, shatter, smash, wreck

blow up, explode

detach, disengage

disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, separate

Antonyms of rear

demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down

4 to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care

an amateur who rears rare orchids in a professional-grade greenhouse

Synonyms of rear

crop, cultivate, culture, dress, grow, promote, raise, tend

Words Related to rear

breed, produce, propagate

gather, glean, harvest, reap

germinate, quicken, ripen, root, sprout

Near Antonyms of rear

dig, extirpate, pick, pluck, pull (up), uproot

Synonym Discussion of rear

lift, raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight.

- lift the chair while I vacuum

raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position.

- scouts raising a flagpole

rear may add an element of suddenness to raise.

- suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs

elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied.

- elevated the taste of the public

hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means.

- hoisted the cargo on board

heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain.

- heaved the heavy crate inside

boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push.

- boosted his brother over the fence

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