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Part of Speech:

All (4) Adjective (3) Adverb (1)

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after adj.
back adj.
hind adj.
behind adv.

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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“But of course, that’s always in the back of your head when you get fitted for a tux.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

It plays a major role in vision by bending incoming light so it can be focused onto the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

He added: "I think we ought to hear the voice of people there first. It's not right for me to just jump straight in on the back of the consultation."

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

A couple in Los Angeles keeps it in the back of their freezer just in case.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

We make our way to the back of the house.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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