Definitions

back of

ADJECTIVE

after

Synonyms

STRONG

afterwards later subsequently

WEAK

back behind below ensuing hind hindmost in the rear next posterior postliminary rear subsequential succeeding thereafter

Antonyms

WEAK

before

ADJECTIVE

back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backward

STRONG

behind final following hind posterior rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern hindmost in the wake of rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

WEAK

future

ADJECTIVE

hind

Synonyms

STRONG

behind final following posterior postern rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern backward hindmost in the wake of rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

ADVERB

behind

Synonyms

STRONG

trailing

WEAK

abaft after afterwards at the heels of at the rear of bringing up the rear eating the dust in the background in the wake later than next off the pace subsequently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ahead before in front

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Following his conviction, he was taken from Newry Crown Court in the back of a prison van to Maghaberry Prison, which is situated in his former constituency of Lagan Valley.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

When former President Barack Obama once compared Putin’s slouch and body language to “the bored kid in the back of the classroom,” the comment infuriated him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Some coffins were loaded into the back of ambulances to be transported to the home provinces of the deceased.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the back of his Impala, he put up a sign that read “SLF MDE.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

He trundled out the door and around the back of the cottage, heading for the southerly woods.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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