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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

Example Sentences

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The tissue must be warmed by only a few degrees, and the back of the eye is difficult to measure directly.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

She’s been a filmmaker for a long time, and I think in the back of her mind she always hoped that there would be an occasion to capture this somehow.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

Waldorf was strapped into a five-point harness in the back of an ambulance and began the bumpy ride along rural roads.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

OTTAWA—Factory activity in Canada rose strongly last month, with an early estimate pointing to a further advance in sales on the back of a surge in oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Drumming his fingers on his steering wheel as he came to her, Chitto made an irritated sound in the back of his throat and pulled over.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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