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back end

[bak end] / ˈbæk ˈɛnd /
ADJECTIVE
postern
Synonyms
STRONG
backside extremity hind hindquarters posterior rear reverse stern tail tailpiece
WEAK
aft far end hindmost hindpart tail end
Antonyms
STRONG
front
NOUN
back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rear tail
STRONG
backside extremity hindquarters posterior reverse stern tailpiece
WEAK
aft far end hindpart tail end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
front
NOUN
buttocks
Synonyms
STRONG
backside behind bottom bum butt derriere fanny fundament haunches hindquarters posterior rear rump seat
WEAK
gluteus maximus
NOUN
rear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back back door backside bottom butt rear end tail
STRONG
behind buttocks end heel hind hindquarters posterior postern rearward reverse rump seat stern tailpiece tush
WEAK
afterpart back seat hind part rear guard tail end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
front
WEAK
beginning

Example Sentences

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So for a traditional IRA, you pay taxes on the back end.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Key back end software from companies like SAP and Oracle run on these systems, and replacing these x86 servers could be a place where Arm AGI CPU could find success.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He is grateful too this layoff has come towards the back end of his career.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

“We’re coming towards the back end of a pretty long major capital investment program and as that program ramps down, it’s really about focusing on ramping up the returns to shareholders,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The weird, slanted back end of the Gremlin acted as a kind of ramp, and in the next second Milton realized he was airborne.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides