What are some opposite words for posterior?

Antonyms for posterior
pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ-pos·te·ri·or

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  1. posterioradjective

    Antonyms:
    anterior

  2. posterioradjective

    Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.

    Antonyms:
    anterior

    Synonyms:
    back, hinder, rear

  3. posterioradjective

    Following in order or in time.

    Antonyms:
    anterior

    Synonyms:
    later

  4. posterioradjective

    Antonyms:
    anterior

  5. posterioradjective

    Antonyms:
    anterior

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. posterior

    Antonyms:
    earlier, precedent, antecedent, prior

    Synonyms:
    later, subsequent

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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, assnoun

    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?"

    Antonyms:
    prefrontal, antecedent, frontal, anterior

    Synonyms:
    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, behind, 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, 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, puke

  2. back tooth, posterioradjective

    a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

    Antonyms:
    anterior, antecedent, prefrontal, frontal

    Synonyms:
    rear end, tush, tooshie, buns, derriere, fanny, bottom, backside, buttocks, seat, stern, hind end, tail, bum, prat, rear, can, behind, back tooth, hindquarters, ass, arse, rump, fundament, nates, butt, tail end, keister

  3. posterioradjective

    located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

    Antonyms:
    frontal, antecedent, prefrontal, anterior

    Synonyms:
    ulterior, later(a)

  4. later(a), ulterior, posterioradjective

    coming at a subsequent time or stage

    "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"

    Antonyms:
    frontal, anterior, prefrontal, antecedent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. posterioradjective

    Synonyms:
    later, subsequent, ensuing, succeeding, hinder, rear

Editors Contribution2.0 / 14 votes

  1. visage

    it is on the opposite side.

    the posterior was under the visage.

    Submitted by rinat on November 11, 2015  

How to use posterior in a sentence?

  1. Dr. Rich Melheim:

    When a child's mind begins to wander because of something you (the teacher) have said, wander with it. When it begins to wander because of nothing you said, kick yourself in the posterior and say something worth wandering about!

  2. Sergio Soto:

    The tail is extremely strange, as it is short for a dinosaur and the posterior half is encased in dermal bones( bones that grow in the skin) forming a unique( tail) weapon.

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#794front
#1289prior
#1403forward
#1753former
#2364earlier
#5048preliminary
#8499preceding
#9398introductory
#14574foregoing
#16062anterior
#16696precedent
#17287posterior
#19401frontal
#44502antecedent
#56777prefrontal

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