What are some opposite words for behind?
Antonyms for behind
bɪˈhaɪndbe·hind
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term behind.
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behindpreposition
Synonyms:
in back of, to the rear ofbehindpreposition
at the back of
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in back of, to the rear ofbehindpreposition
Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look behind.
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to the rear of, in back ofbehindpreposition
after, time- or motion-wise
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in back of, to the rear ofbehindpreposition
A 1 point score.
1880: A roar from ten thousand throats go up,For we've kicked another behind. The Opening Ball in Comic Australian Verse, ed. G. Lehmann, 1975. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, Sydney University Press, ISBN 0-424-00113-6.
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in back of, to the rear ofbehindpreposition
in support of
The republicans are fully behind their candidate.
Synonyms:
in back of, to the rear of
Princeton's WordNet
buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, assadjective
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
"he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
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screw, arse, keister, female genital organ, substructure, stinkpot, goat, cornerstone, stern, lavatory, git, croup, arsehole, butt, shadower, crapper, commode, throne, skunk, base, tooshie, foundation, butt end, lav, derriere, can buoy, shag, place, seat, prat, bottomland, hind end, tin can, scum bag, asshole, freighter, understructure, ass, stub, backside, after part, female genitals, tramp, female genitalia, idler, nookie, toilet, piece of tail, laughingstock, shtup, poop, foot, screwing, posterior, potty, bathroom, quarter, do-nothing, back end, dirty dog, tush, tail, merchantman, canful, can, croupe, butt joint, john, back tooth, bunghole, nates, rat, rump, nooky, pot, back, privy, underside, piece of ass, rear end, rear, layabout, bottom, buns, merchant ship, undersurface, tail assembly, hobo, loafer, fundament, stool, roll in the hay, empennage, rotter, so-and-so, stooge, target, stinker, buttocks, bottom of the inning, hindquarters, bum, cigaret, coffin nail, tin, crumb, groundwork, shadow, fag end, cigarette, bed, basis, tail end, fanny, lowlife, pukebehind(p)adverb
having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
"behind by two points"; "the 8th inning found the home team trailing"
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upbehindadverb
in or to or toward the rear
"he followed behind"; "seen from behind, the house is more imposing than it is from the front"; "the final runners were far behind"
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upSynonyms:
slow, in arrears, behindhandbehindadverb
remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
"when he died he left much unfinished work behind"; "left a large family behind"; "the children left their books behind"; "he took off with a squeal of tires and left the other cars far behind"
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upSynonyms:
slow, in arrears, behindhandbehind, slowadverb
of timepieces
"the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
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upSynonyms:
easy, slowly, tardily, slow, in arrears, behindhandbehindadverb
in or into an inferior position
"fell behind in his studies"; "their business was lagging behind in the competition for customers"
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upSynonyms:
slow, in arrears, behindhandbehind, behindhand, in arrearsadverb
in debt
"he fell behind with his mortgage payments"; "a month behind in the rent"; "a company that has been run behindhand for years"; "in arrears with their utility bills"
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upSynonyms:
slow, in arrears, behindhand
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
behind
Synonyms:
Back door, see there
How to use behind in a sentence?
I'm looking forward to returning to Ad Diriyah and to start racing. It'll be my first race in Formula E and I'm eager to get behind the wheel again, i've missed racing and this series has shown to be one of the most competitive out there.
The parliamentarian Gilber Caro should never have been jailed, today he comes out from behind bars, but just like all Venezuelans, he still is not free.
Many people haven't been able to accumulate much of anything and want to leave something behind beyond a bunch of socks and underwear.
behind every known hero there is an unknown hero who is called a teacher” -Quotes Teller( Aleejah Haider)
This is a serious disease that begins simply when people chatter, and it takes over the person, turning the person as a Satan, and in so many cases people are speaking ill about their own colleagues and brothers and sisters. These people haven't got the courage to speak directly, and they speak about others behind their backs, dear brothers, let us be aware and guard against the terrorism of gossip.
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